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The gharial project at Tikarpada was the first of
its kind in the country. Here, initially, gharial eggs
Gharial croc population dwindling in Satkosia or hatchlings were brought from Nepal and later
November 27, 2010 1:09:32 PM from the National Chambal Sanctuary. Thirty km
length of the river Mahanadi, encompassing the once
PNS | Bhubaneswar famous habitat of gharial, the Satkosia Gorge and
the adjoining forests on the northern and southern
A small village in the bosom of nature, Tikarpada, sides, were gazetted as the Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary
is strategically situated by the side of the Satkosia in May 1976, with a total area of 795.5 sq km. In
Gorge. The meandering Mahanadi flowing closely November 1981, another 168.4 sq km, covering the
amidst bountiful hills forms here the mightiest gorge Baisipalli Sanctuary in its south were added to it.
of India, which is 22 km long. It is acclaimed as one In 1989, an area of 384 sq km was identified as the
of the most enchanting spots in the world. A Gharial core area of the sanctuary. Later, the entire area of
crocodile sanctuary set up here has enhanced the the Satkosia Gorge-Baisipalli Sanctuary was placed
importance of the place. under the administrative control of Satkosia Wildlife
Division for some years. The experiment ended in
It is about 60 km from the district headquarters. 1993-94 and the areas were transferred back to the
This is probably the most important wildlife tourist territorial forest divisions. The sanctuary is now un-
attraction of the district. This place is famous for the der the jurisdiction of five forest divisions — Angul,
sanctuary which is situated on the bank of river Ma- Athgarh and Athmalik in the north, and Boudh and
hanadi. The meandering pace of the sensuous river Nayagarh in the south.
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found in their natural habitats. It was in this State ding at Nandankanan Zoo, numbering more than
that the Indian Crocodile Project was launched first 700, were released in the river Mahanadi between
and researchers worked full-time to generate a da- Boudh and Katrang.
tabase to assist conservation. Starting in 1975, the
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Odisha State programme developed research and Although Government of Odisha sanctioned more
conservation units at Tikarpada for captive rearing funds for tiger conservation project and stressed
of the gharial. It included the management of the on eco-tourism project, the gharial project is now
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