The pristine Gupteswar Forest, adjacent to Gupteswar Shiva temple in Odisha’s Koraput district has been declared as the fourth Biodiversity-Heritage Site (BHS) of the state.

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The pristine Gupteswar Forest, adjacent to Gupteswar Shiva temple in Odisha’s Koraput district has been declared as the fourth Biodiversity-Heritage Site (BHS) of the state. The site is spread over 350 hectares of demarcated area. Along with its sacred grooves traditionally worshipped by the local community, the site is bestowed with a wide range of flora and fauna.


      The biodiversity inventory and survey conducted by the Odisha Biodiversity Board shows the presence of at least 608 faunal species.

      The limestone caves of Gupteswar are adorned with eight species of bats out of the total 16 species found in southern Odisha.

     

 

     


Odisha

Capital- Bhubaneswar
Chief minister- Naveen Patnaik
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