Odisha Govt to Develop Deomali Peak as Eco-Tourism Spot

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government will develop Deomali peak, the highest peak in the State and the tallest in the entire Eastern Ghats, as an attractive eco-tourism spot in Koraput district.

This has been informed by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra after visiting the Deomali hill on Saturday.

The Chief Secretary said that he held a detailed discussion on how eco-tourism can be developed on the Deomali hilltop taking into account the villages surrounding it. Site selection for the purpose has been completed, he said.
Forest Department will very soon start work on it, Mahapatra added.

Talking to media persons, he said, “We will build cottages. Villagers are already involved and they are charging some fees from tourist vehicles visiting the place. A gate has been constructed. I had discussions with the villagers for keeping the place and on how they can provide better service to the visiting tourists”.

Deomali will be the most beautiful location in Odisha in the coming days, he added.

During this visit to Koraput district, Mahapatra reviewed the progress of various developmental projects.
He went to the project places and looked into the ground-level progress.

He also directly interacted with people, took their feed-back about various schemes, projects, and service delivery mechanism.

During this two days visit, Mahapatra covered the places from Jeypore, Koraput to Kotia, Narayanpatana and Bandhugaon, as per reports.