Debrigarh eco-tourism info revenue of Rs 2.5 crore in 2022-23

By Express News Service

SAMBALPUR: Debrigarh Eco-tourism, managed by native communities, has recorded a staggering revenue of Rs 2.5 crore all through 2022-23 in direction of Rs 1.5 crore recorded inside the ultimate fiscal.  

This fiscal, vacationer footfall of 27,000 was recorded at Debrigarh. While spherical 5-10 per cent of the vacationers who visited the eco-tourism enterprise have been from Europe, South Africa, the USA and Australia, the remaining have been from utterly completely different components of India along with 50 per cent from Odisha. 

By entrusting the administration of the eco-tourism to native communities, Hirakud wildlife division has strengthened the livelihood of 5 villages and over 45 households inside Debrigarh. The space individuals has been successfully managing the character camp which has a night-stay facility.

Several of us from the neighborhood are engaged as drivers of safari autos, boatmen, eco-guides and at memento shops and consuming locations. Moreover, the fishermen’s households staying rapidly at Bat Island have moreover been coated as a part of boating packages. With file revenues generated this fiscal, Debrigarh has set an occasion of full development by upgrading the livelihood of the neighborhood along with wildlife conservation.

Sources said 6,000 visitors stayed on the character camp of the enterprise. Similarly, over 12,000 visitors beloved a jungle safari in Debrigarh sanctuary and observed animals like sambar, bison, deer, bear, wild boar and peacocks. Besides, leopards have been sighted on the shores of Hirakud lake. For the first time in Odisha, a tiger was sighted by visitors thrice near the character camp and entry gate of Debrigarh inside the months of December and January. 

This apart, quite a few completely different visitors, largely locals, beloved completely different widespread actions proper right here like boating in Hirakud wetland as part of ‘Hirakud Cruise and Island Odyssey’ packages which was availed by larger than 2,500 visitors along with jungle trekking with eco-guides, hen watching, kayaking and biking.

DFO, Wildlife, Anshu Pragyan Das said, “At least 90 per cent of revenue generated from eco-tourism in Debrigarh goes to villagers managing it in the form of wages, recurring expenses, and infrastructure maintenance. Debrigarh tourism zone is managed as ‘plastic free’ by locals.” This yr, 11 women self- help groups from villages surrounding Debrigarh are moreover engaged in eco-tourism actions. As a majority of women enterprise into forests for accumulating firewood, bamboo and completely different articles, partaking them in several livelihood in eco-tourism has benefitted wildlife conservation immensely.

She extra said, “The villagers, who manage a host of facilities ranging from reception centre to night stay cottages, are trained and have learnt to speak and understand different languages which has helped us attract tourists from around the globe. We have been also organising nature education programmes like storytelling sessions’ and ‘spider talks’ for children and youths. Story-telling sessions include subjects like stargazing/mountaineering/life in the wild/birds/habits of different animals with visuals. This will be an added attraction for visitors.”
 

SAMBALPUR: Debrigarh Eco-tourism, managed by native communities, has recorded a staggering revenue of Rs 2.5 crore all through 2022-23 in direction of Rs 1.5 crore recorded inside the ultimate fiscal.  

This fiscal, vacationer footfall of 27,000 was recorded at Debrigarh. While spherical 5-10 per cent of the vacationers who visited the eco-tourism enterprise have been from Europe, South Africa, the USA and Australia, the remaining have been from utterly completely different components of India along with 50 per cent from Odisha. 

By entrusting the administration of the eco-tourism to native communities, Hirakud wildlife division has strengthened the livelihood of 5 villages and over 45 households inside Debrigarh. The space individuals has been successfully managing the character camp which has a night-stay facility.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

Several of us from the neighborhood are engaged as drivers of safari autos, boatmen, eco-guides and at memento shops and consuming locations. Moreover, the fishermen’s households staying rapidly at Bat Island have moreover been coated as a part of boating packages. With file revenues generated this fiscal, Debrigarh has set an occasion of full development by upgrading the livelihood of the neighborhood along with wildlife conservation.

Sources said 6,000 visitors stayed on the character camp of the enterprise. Similarly, over 12,000 visitors beloved a jungle safari in Debrigarh sanctuary and observed animals like sambar, bison, deer, bear, wild boar and peacocks. Besides, leopards have been sighted on the shores of Hirakud lake. For the first time in Odisha, a tiger was sighted by visitors thrice near the character camp and entry gate of Debrigarh inside the months of December and January. 

This apart, quite a few completely different visitors, largely locals, beloved completely different widespread actions proper right here like boating in Hirakud wetland as part of ‘Hirakud Cruise and Island Odyssey’ packages which was availed by larger than 2,500 visitors along with jungle trekking with eco-guides, hen watching, kayaking and biking.

DFO, Wildlife, Anshu Pragyan Das said, “At least 90 per cent of revenue generated from eco-tourism in Debrigarh goes to villagers managing it in the form of wages, recurring expenses, and infrastructure maintenance. Debrigarh tourism zone is managed as ‘plastic free’ by locals.” This yr, 11 women self- help groups from villages surrounding Debrigarh are moreover engaged in eco-tourism actions. As a majority of women enterprise into forests for accumulating firewood, bamboo and completely different articles, partaking them in several livelihood in eco-tourism has benefitted wildlife conservation immensely.

She extra said, “The villagers, who manage a host of facilities ranging from reception centre to night stay cottages, are trained and have learnt to speak and understand different languages which has helped us attract tourists from around the globe. We have been also organising nature education programmes like storytelling sessions’ and ‘spider talks’ for children and youths. Story-telling sessions include subjects like stargazing/mountaineering/life in the wild/birds/habits of different animals with visuals. This will be an added attraction for visitors.”