Odisha Government Banns Fishing and Tawrling for Seven Months to Protect Olive Ridley Turtles
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has put a ban on fishing on about 1437 sq km at in Gahiramatha Marine Sanctuary which is the home for Olive Ridley Turtles. This ban has been implemented from Friday, 1 November. This has been imposed from 160 km from the Dharmara to the Devi River mouth. The restriction will remain…