The nature lovers and environmentalists here alleged that the Chandipur beach is damaged due to illegal plying of vehicles. Besides, the tourists are harassed  by local miscreants due to apathetic attitude  of the Tourism Department as well as district administration, they said.  

They told the beach is one of its kind as sea tide here  recedes  twice a day up to 5 km  and its  flat surface is a prime attraction of tourists. Except during the rainy  season, tourists visit the beach  mainly from Bengal. Besides, the beach site is a favourite destination for the picnickers.

They alleged that the tourists who come with their families  face a lot of difficulties while parking their two and four wheelers. The parking space is illegally occupied by the private parties who are charging parking fees as per their whim and  harassing the tourists for not paying their charges.

Although two police stations, Chandipur PS and Marine PS, are in place but they do little to protect  the beach and the tourists.

What is more worrying is that some local people are taking the tourists to the beach in their tractors and jeeps, although plying of any kind of vehicles is banned in the beach area, alleged Vivekananda Das , a nature lover of the Chandipur area.  

“ The beach  is damaged due to plying of vehicles. Further  it has become a den of anti-socials as  they are consuming  liquor  in the open.  The beach site has become a haven for the hooligans. After sunset the beach becomes unsafe. The women, even the locals, are not feeling safe to visit the beach," lamented Das.