The annual bird census in the Chilika lake would begin on January 5, said a notification issued by the PCCF office here on Tuesday.
As per the notification issued to the Divisional Forester Officer, Puri, the bird counting will take place in 11 other water bodies in Puri district on January 3, in Chilika on January 5 and the annual dolphin census will be conducted on January 19.
The Dolphin census will be carried out in around 65 km coastal area from the Devi mouth of the Chilika. A special team will be engaged and a training programme in this regard will be held on January 2. A total of 114 dolphins had been found in the Chilika in 2017.
