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CHILIKA LAKE AT RAMBHA (ORISSA, INDIA) : A REAL TOURIST DESTINATION TO ENJOY
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Chilika, the biggest saline water lake in the Asian region has its own natural beauty. Many a noted writers across the globe has written a lot including poems on Chilika’s scenic beauty. It is not the dolphins and the migratory birds which attract lots of tourist to this destination but its scenic beauty which attracts millions of tourists round the year.
Rambha is one amongst the tourist destination for Chilika which is apparently having a calm and quite environment and surroundings. Besides Rambha one can also enjoy Chilika from Barkul, Banapur etc. Rambha once was a princely estate of Khalikote and the king has a palace over there. Adjucent to the King’s palace, Tourism Department of the Government of Orissa has a rest house / bunglow. Rambha is just about one hundred kilometer from the city of Bhubaneswar (Two and half hour drive on the National Highway No.5). Again Bhubaneswar is well connected both through Airlines and Railways from the major cities of India namely Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Chilika witnesses millions of migratory birds far off from cyberia, Russia during the winter season. Chilika has a good number of dolphins which the tourist often enjoy during their visits. Goddess Kalijai temple is just about seven hour distance on a motor boat from Rambha. People of this region has a faith and belief on the Kalijai temple. Many a tourist also visit Kalijai during their visit to Chilika. It has many a islands like parikuda, maluda. Nala bana is famous for migratory birds.
TOURISTS ENJOYING AT RAMBHA TOURIST BUNGLOW
One may believe it or not staying for a week at Rambha may not exceed 45 pounds (Rs.3000.00). The motorized Boats ferried by the locals ferrying about 10 persons for two hours moving inside chilika they hardly charge 3 to 4 pounds = 5 to 6 $ = Rs.250 to 300.
(Based on my personal experience while visiting Rambha a small town on the bank of Chilika Lake, Orissa, India)
Prasanta Varma, Advocate, Supreme Court of India
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