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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
26 Apr
In Orissa in some of the university premises the authorities have planted betel or paan. It is known that the betel leaves plantations cannot tolerate sunshine. So there is a bamboo covering called boroj and the paan plants grow...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
8 Apr
Emus are very large birds. When I did camping with my family in Daringbari hills in Orissa, there were forests surrounding our places. At night we heard different sounds including that of bear, wild dogs, fox and in that scary...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
2 Apr
In Bengal and Orissa pan or betel leaves create a mood. Pan leaves or betel leaves are watery plants requiring huge watering. So they cannot stand strong sunshine. The covering ensures that. There are suparies, gulkand made out of...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
6 Mar
There is a beautiful Jagannath temple build in Digha. Digha is situated in West Bengal. Puri is situated in Orissa. There is lovely tiles fixed so that devotees can walk across the the huge campus having the temple. Afternoon is...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
5 Mar
Generally there are high tides and low tides in seas. But in some destinations when there are high tides the water comes up to at least 2 km in front. During the low tides the sea moves back by 2 km. In Chandipur in Orissa the...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
23 Oct 24
A big cyclone called Dana has appeared in Bengal of Bengal. It is raining heavily in Calcutta for those reasons. Presently the cyclone is near Orissa. People dont want the cyclone and the rains to create broad damage to mankind.
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
11 Aug 24
In Bengal the staple food is rice. In respect of farmlands the majority space is used for rice cultivation. In the countryside it is visible. Same is the case of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. The vegetable farms are created in...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
26 May 24
The storm in Bay of Bengal is some distance away from Sundarbans. The landfall will happen there. Till now there is no information of damage. It is supposed to blow fast on Orissa Bengal and Bangladesh. Too much rain is not...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
30 Dec 23
In Orissa there are lovely forests on the foothills. Simlipal and Kuldihah forests are one of them. There are watchtowers created at short distances. Animals are dangerous and include buffaloes, deer and birds like myna. The...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
7 Jul 23
The Mahanadi river in Orissa has connected some islands also in Orissa. There is a beautiful Dhabaleshwar island where there is Lord Shiva temple called Dhabaleswar temple. There is a hanging bridge over there. Travellers have to...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
6 Jul 23
In Orissa there are many rivers. The Mahanadi is the 3rd largest river of entire India. The waters of the river and its distributors help a lot in irrigation. The silt of the river makes farmlands fertile and rice, potato,...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
6 Jul 23
Satkosia forest is adjacent to the rural villages in Orissa. There are many instances where tigers have entered the villages and killed cows and fed on them. At the entrance of the forest there is mention that travellers should...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
6 Jul 23
In Orissa, the resorts give complimentary breakfast to the travellers. I enjoyed very lovely breakfast in Pramod Resorts in Cuttack. Pramod Resorts have beautiful property both in Cuttack and Puri. My family enjoyed idlis, samvar...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
4 Jul 23
Cuttack was the capital of Orissa for long period of time before Bhubaneshwar became the capital. It used to be called the land of Kalinga. There is the big Bay of Bengal across the sand shores of Cuttack. There were lion doors...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
11 May 23
Betel leaf plantations are called paan in bengali. In the states of Bengal and Orissa it is very popular. People call it paan boroj. It is covered from all sides as there is strong sun light in summer. The plantations are like...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
9 May 23
The fish aquariums of Orissa and West Bengal have different sea creatures. From the glass it is amazing to see live sea shells eating the fishes. The fishes are definitely the small ones. Here the sea shells are large also in the...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23241)
13 Sep 22
In Satkosia forest in Orissa there are ferocious animals. Whenever I stopped the car for a break the driver warned me saying that the animals like bear and tigers can enter from either side of the road. I took few snaps and...
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