The ban on sea-fishing, however, remains enforced round-the-year in Gahirmatha coast, which is widely regarded as the largest habitation corridors of these highly endangered marine species.
The findings of the study will be instrumental in developing effective management strategies to mitigate the effects of erosion on the critical nesting habitats of the Olive Ridley turtles.
Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to occur in some districts of North Bengal over the next two days due to favourable wind patterns and moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal, according to a weather bulletin issued by the IMD on Thursday.
The Paradip unit of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) intercepted two Bangladeshi fishing vessels operating near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) within Indian waters and detained 78 crews of the foreign vessel, the Coast Guard personnel said on Tuesday.
The Odisha government on Friday enforced a seven-month-long prohibition on sea fishing activity from 1 November within 20 km of the coast at the river mouths of Dhamara, Devi and Rusikulya as part of annual Olive Ridley turtle conservation programme.
61.6 mm of rain makes life difficult for city people; Coast Guard on vigil, cautioning boats to return to harbor.
The peculiarity of this strong cyclonic storm was the persistence of its intensity till it crossed the coast, and the fact that it did not weaken following interaction with land after crossing the coast
Ganjam District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange says the administration is prepared to shift people to safer places if required
Days after the successful test of Agni-V Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), India test fired the nuclear strategic ballistic missile Agni-IV from a test range off the coast of Odisha on Sunday morning.
Say there is no safety at the dilapidated cyclone shelters
