Odisha: Tampara reopens after four months

BERHAMPUR: A picturesque lake near Chhatrapur, the Tampara, about 25km from here in Ganjam district, which was shut since April 10 when the second wave of Covid hit home, was opened for visitors on Friday.
“We are allowing the visitors to go up to the lake view park of the Tampara,” district collector (Ganjam) Vijay Amruta Kulange said. He, however, added that they must strictly follow the Covid-19 protocols while in the lake.
Two other tourist destinations, the Gopalpur and Pati Sonepur beaches, which were also shut since the same day as the Tampara, were opened about a month ago. Sources said the Tampara remained shut until now to facilitate construction work.
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan had inaugurated the lake view park of the Tampara on March 19.
The project was implemented under the Centre’s Swadesh Darshan scheme. The water-sports facility in the vast water body was introduced in the lake last year by the tourism department under PPP mode.
The infrastructure of the water body was severely damaged in Cyclone Phailin, which had hit the district on October 12, 2013.
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