The Government of India recently authorised Rs 50 crores to strengthen an all-weather ROPAX in Odisha. The total fee of the venture is estimated to be Rs a hundred and ten crores. The undertaking pursuits to launch Roll-on or Roll-off Passenger Jetty connecting Kaninali in Bhadrak district and Talachua in Kendrapara district.
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The assignment will reduce passenger travel time from six hours to one hour. The connecting factors of the jetty are located in the northern and southern banks of river Dhamra.
The launch of the jetty carrier will increase business activities and commercial activities and also will uplift the monetary fame of the region.
The Dhamra river is a joint circulation fashioned by way of the confluence of Baitarani and Brahmani rovers. It empties into the Bay of Bengal. It lies in the Bhadrak district of Odisha. The Dhamra port is located to the north of its mouth.
The Gahirmatha sanctuary is located close to the mouth of Dhamra river. Also, the Bhitarkanika and Fauna sanctuary lie on the Dhamra estuary.
The Wheeler island is additionally located at the mouth of Dhamra. The Wheeler Island is a DRDO launch centre.
Gahirmatha Sanctuary is the most vital nesting web page of Olive Ridley sea turtles. The Gahirmatha seaside separates Bhitarkanika MANGROVES and the nesting web site of the turtles. The Olive Ridley sea turtles have been put under the Vulnerable class in the IUCN Red List of threatened species. Also, they have been put underneath Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Bhitarkanika is a mangrove wetland in Odisha. It is well-known for estuarine crocodiles.