4/5 Akhilesh .V. B. 2 years ago on Google
This
beach
is
important
part
of
Balukhand-Konark
Wildlife
Sanctuary.
Opens
between
7
an
to
5.30
pm
permission
required
at
gate
with
formalities.
We
stayed
at
Toshali
sands
and
gate
pass
was
provided
by
them
only.
The
essence
of
private
beach
with
clean
and
very
handful
of
traffic
makes
it
look
more
beautiful.
You
can
relax
under
umbrellas
available
on
rent
and
one
path
chitra
artist
has
his
collection
for
sale.
The
sanctuary
has
an
area
of
87 km²,
and
is
located
along
the Bay
of
Bengal coast,
between
the
towns
of Puri and Konark.
The
sanctuary
includes
sandy
beaches,
coastal
dunes,
groves
of
introduced Casuarina trees
planted
in
1916–17,
and cashew plantations. Little
of
the
native
flora
remains.
The
sanctuary
was
designated
in
1984.
This
place
is
extremely
suitable
for
the
development
of
ecological
tourism.
The
sanctuary
is
home
to
a
herd
of Blackbuck and Spotted
Deer.
Other
animals
found
in
the
sanctuary
include
monkey,
squirrel,
jungle
cat,
hyena,
jackal,
mongoose
and
variety
of
birds
and
reptiles. olive
ridley
sea
turtles nest
on
the
beaches.
Do
spare
some
time
and
visit
this
place.
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