Tourists to soon stay at houseboats in Chilika Lake & Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha

To boost tourism in the state, Odisha Government has decided to start houseboat operation in Chilika Lake and Bhitarkanika National Park. The Tourism Advisory Committee of the state government has recently approved a slew of activities to attract visitors to the state, Tourism Secretary Vishal Dev said. “The houseboats would be run by private operators on an operation-and-management basis while the annual festival at Puri will be organised in association with the Surfing Federation of India,” he said.