Odisha Governor visits turtle nesting area in Rushikulya mouth

BERHAMPUR: Odisha Governor M C Bhandare visited the rookery of the Rushikuklya river to witness mass nesting of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles.He spent about an hour in the new 2-km stretch from Purunabandh to Podampeta where about 75,000 turtles have climbed the shore to lay eggs since February 29."The space is very limited for mass nesting. So, the nesting was going on in a slow pace," said Divisional Forest Officer Berhampur A K Jena. "We have taken sufficient measures to protect the eggs," he said. The entire area was divided into 29 segments and each segment guarded by forest and local volunteers, he said.

Source: Odisha Today