SAMBALPUR: Former NITI Aayog CEO and India’s G-20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant visited the Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary here on Wednesday and lauded its ecotourism model ...

Sambalpur and many parts of western Odisha touched 43 degrees Celsius on Thursday. Divisional forest officer, Hirakud Wildlife Division, Anshu Pragyan Das, told The Telegraph: “As water levels at the ...

Divisional forest officer of Hirakud wildlife division Anshu Pragyan Das said, the isolated islands of Hirakud provide an ideal nesting habitat, offering safety from common predators like stray ...

The new SOP can also add to visitors' comfort," said Anshu Pragyan Das, divisional forest officer, Hirakud wildlife division. Officials said Debrigarh, being a category-B wildlife sanctuary with ...

DFO of Hirakud wildlife division Anshu Pragyan Das said, bisons are known as ‘habitat marker’ species of forest ecosystems. A schedule-i species, it is listed as vulnerable by the ...

The people have joined hands together and have agreed to make this critical area shock-free,” Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Hirakud Wildlife Division (Debrigarh Sanctuary), Anshu Pragyan Das told ...

Bhimamandali is a congregation of more than four caves covered by dense forest with ancient rock engravings and paintings, Anshu Pragyan Das, DFO Hirakud Wildlife Division (Debrigarh sanctuary ...

Bhimamandali is a congregation of more than four caves covered by dense forest with ancient rock engravings and paintings, Anshu Pragyan Das, DFO Hirakud Wildlife Division (Debrigarh sanctuary) said.

SAMBALPUR: In a significant boost to ecotourism in Western Odisha, the Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary unveiled ‘Trek to Bhimamandali’, the new adventure tourism package on Tuesday. The ...

The DFO of Hirakud wildlife division, Anshu Pragyan Das, said: “The Hirakud Wetland was divided into 21 sectors — starting from the Hirakud Lake up to the Odisha-Chhattisgarh borders. A total of 32 ...

They use Hirakud Wetland as their wintering ground due to its abundance of food and ideal habitat conditions,” Anshu Pragyan Das, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Hirakud Wildlife Division, told The ...

The annual census of migratory birds in the Hirakud Reservoir of Odisha will begin on January 18, 2025, informed Anshu Pragyan Das, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Hirakud Wildlife Division, adding ...