Odisha Sea Beach Expedition-2013
BREIF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM The long coastal belt of Odisha offers some of the finest white sand beaches in the world. Virgin & unspoilt, it is not surprising that they are becoming a regular haunt for avid beach combers & worshippers. Trekkers can enjoy the beauty of the coastal region in a trekking program devised for the area between Puri & Satapada that covers interesting terrain, sand dunes, aqeous swamps & dense casuarinas forests add variety & a piquant novelty to the trek. The surrounding countryside is rich with flora & fauna & the sighting of black- buck or the giant sea turtles or the playful Irrawaddy Dolphinscavorting in the Chilika Lake give the entire experience a delightful fillip. CHILIKA It is the largest brackishwater lagoon in Asia with estuarine characyer & a welcoming wintering ground for millions of migratory avifauna. About 52 number of rivers & rivulets drain into the Lake. It has a mouth linked with the...