The journey will begin from Delhi Safdarjung and would cover Varanasi, Kolkata, Gangasagar, Puri, Bhubaneswar, Konark, Chilika and Baidyanath Dham before returning back to Delhi.
The event has emerged as a platform to highlight Odisha’s rich heritage, vibrant traditions, exquisite handicrafts, handlooms, authentic cuisine and diverse tourism experiences, while strengthening cultural and people-to-people ties between Odisha and Assam.
The 36th Konark Festival of dance held recently, conducted by Odisha Tourism in association with Odisha Tourism Development Corporation, highlighted its history of art, architecture, and dance.
This year’s census has revealed a total count of 11.42 lakh birds across over 190 species at Chilka.
The trail was rescheduled from April due to Cyclone Fani.
“It is extremely disappointing” said a senior officer here while adding that such random selection without taking the states into confidence is unacceptable.
Fani has exceeded the super cyclone of 1999 in terms of destruction and disruption to life as it is already five days and water, power, telecommunication are yet to be restored. Unless focused attention is paid to the revival of the hotel and tourism sector, Odisha would stand to lose a great deal.
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