Forests and Environment Minister Bijayashree Routray on Thursday launched “Jungle Safari” vehicles for public use in the Bharatpur forests here.
The MCL and the Nalco provided five eight-seater open jungle safari vehicles under their CSR programme. Two sorties will be made from 6 am to 10 am and one sortie from 4 pm to 6 pm every day. The tariff for each vehicle per sortie is Rs 2,000 only. Online booking facility through www.ecotourodisha.com would be available for the tourists within a week.
Bharatpur Forest abodes Asiatic elephant, spotted deer, wild pig, honey badger, porcupine, jungle cat, mongoose, civet, hare, python, cobra and variety of avifauna and flora. This patch of forest acts as Carbon Sink and Green lungs of the city. It also caters the need of drinking water of the city by recharging the hydrological cycle.
