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News:

The Odisha government is setting up a world-class interpretation centre at Dangamal near Bhitarkanika National Park.

Important facts:

2. It will help in protecting crocodiles and preserving its rich mangrove diversity.

3. The project was approved under the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project.

4. About Bhitarkanika National Park:

Bhitarkanika National Park is a national park located in Kendrapara district of Odisha in eastern India.
Bhitarkanika, one of the State’s finest biodiversity hotspots, receives lakh’s of visitors every year.
The park is famous for its green mangroves, migratory birds, turtle, estuarine, crocodiles, and creeks.
It accommodates about 70% of the country’s estuarine or saltwater crocodiles, conservation of which was started way back in 1975.
During 1999 Super Cyclone in Odisha, the rich mangrove forests had acted as a bio-shield. There was very less impact of the cyclone in the mangrove-forested regions.
Kalibhanjdia Island, a place in Bhitarkanika, has attracted the attention of foreign scientists as it possesses 70% of the total mangrove species of the world.