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There is fun is seeing the betel plantations from covering

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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I realized at night the emus make sounds like animals not birds

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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I love the way the betel plantations are covered in a Boroj

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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In Orissa there is huge coastline and there is walking in the beaches

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 9 Mar

There is lovely wind in the morning in the sea coastlines. Walking on the beaches is fun. In the eastern states sun rises early. So from 5.30 to 6.30 am there is lovely time to walk on the sandy beaches adjacent to sea...

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The Jagannath temple in Digha almost looks like the one in Puri

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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In chandipur in Orissa there is a concept of disappearing sea

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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The Dana Cyclone has hit Orissa today

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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In the east vegetable plantations are there in the middle of rice plantations

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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Till now Remal has not created damage

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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A severe storm is going to hit Bengal tomorrow

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 25 May 24

According to weather forecast a severe storm is going to originate from Bay of Bengal and hit land areas. Parts of Orissa, West Bengal and Bangladesh will be affected. These places will get a lot of rain also.

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In Simlipal and Kuldihah forests visitors enjoy the ecology.

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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There is a beautiful hanging bridge at Dhabaleshwar island.

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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The Mahanadi is the 3rd largest river in India which helps in irrigation.

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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In Satkosia forest the tigers are ferocious.

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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The complimentary breakfast in the resorts in Orissa are awesome

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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There are lion doors created in Cuttack for entering into seaways.

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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India Orissa train accident- 288 death

BANKIM @banksim (5347) 8 Jun 23

Tragic train accident happens in India, the worst of the decade on 2 june 2023. Three trains crashed on June 2, 2023 in the eastern Indian state of Odisha's Balasore district. A goods train collided with the 12841 Shalimar - MGR...

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The Betel leaf plantations are farmed by cover farming.

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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The sea shells eating fishes is an amazing sight.

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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In the forests in Satkosia there are ferocious animals.

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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