Tourists visiting Devkund tourist site, in Odisha can now be happy as an eco-friendly tourism complex has started to function there. Mayurbhanj District Collector Rajesh Pravakar Patil inaugurated the eco-tourism complex planned with a budgetary outlay of Rs 30 lakh.
Two permanent eateries and sale of local handicrafts along with four green toilets and water supply are the new attractions of the tourist spots located at a distance of 60 km from the district headquarters town of Baripada.
Apart from this the site was beautified with installation of stone statues and the local residents were trained to manage the activities under supervision of the forest department. A picnic spot and paid toilet complex would soon come up as up-gradation of facilities for the tourists.
Located at the foothills of the Similipal sanctuary, Devkund attracts a large number of tourists to the pristine beauty of forests and its alluring 60 m high waterfall.
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