Odisha govt inks pact with IWAI for Ro-Ro service
The Minister said at present, Chilika Development Authority is providing vessel services between Satapada and Janhikuda to transport local people and their vehicles.
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BHUBANESWAR: The State government on Monday signed an MoU with Inland Waterway Authority of India (IWAI) for operation and management of Ro-Ro (Roll-on Roll-off) vessel MV Bhupen Hazarika from Satapada to Janhikuda in Puri district.
The MoU was signed by IWAI Chief Engineer SVK Reddy and Director of Ports and Inland Water Transport Padma Lochan Raul in presence of Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera, IWAI Chairperson Amita Prasad and Principal Secretary, Commerce and Transport department Madhu Sudan Padhi. The Minister said at present, Chilika Development Authority is providing vessel services between Satapada and Janhikuda to transport local people and their vehicles. The vessel has th
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For more than a decade, wildlife biologist Tiasa Adhya has spent many a day in the wetlands and mangroves of the Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha, looking for signs of a rarely seen wild cat – the fishing cat
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“Fishing cats are fascinating animals,” she says. “They have co-inhabited riverine deltas and floodplains alongside humans for centuries. Ancient cultures like the Khmer empire show evidence of fishing cats.” As co-founder of the world’s longest-running fishing cat research and conservation project, Kolkata-based Adhya is dedicated to this endangered felid, one of the least-studied and understood wildcats.