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Odisha plans master blueprint for Chilika tourism development
The Odisha government is preparing a comprehensive master plan for the integrated development of Chilika Lake, the Maa Kalijai Temple and the Satapada region, aiming to turn the area into a world-class…
The Odisha government is preparing a comprehensive master plan for the integrated development of Chilika Lake, the Maa Kalijai Temple and the Satapada region, aiming to turn the area into a world-class tourism destination while protecting its ecology. OdishaTV, citing a report by The Times of India, said the proposal was reviewed at a meeting on Tuesday chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida and Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan. Parida called for enhancing tourism infrastructure around Chilika without disturbing its ecological balance and for holistic development of the Maa Kalijai Temple alongside world-class hospitality facilities, while Harichandan stressed better road connectivity and public infrastructure, and said all proposed projects should be implemented in an environmentally sensitive manner. Officials presented conceptual plans featuring improved roads, modern jetties, parking areas, bird-watching points, cycling tracks, roller skating zones, water sports, boating, trekking routes, tree houses, food courts, picnic spots and public art showcasing Odisha's culture. The meeting also reviewed a proposed greenfield road connecting Gopalpur and Bahuda.
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What OdishaTV reports is a set of conceptual master plans presented to ministers rather than an approved scheme, and the account gives neither a cost nor a schedule nor an implementing agency. Parida and Harichandan both spoke of protecting the ecological balance of Chilika, which the report identifies as Asia's largest brackish water lagoon and a Ramsar site, and both did so as statements at the meeting rather than as decisions recorded from it. The comprehensive master plan the government says it will prepare, and the proposed greenfield road between Gopalpur and Bahuda reviewed at the same meeting, are what the report puts next.
Source: OdishaTV
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