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3.7 TOURISM On the eastern coast of India, perpetually washed by the blue waters of the Bay of Bengal, lies the many splendoured District of Ganjam. Endowed with a rich cultural heritage of old world charms and bestowed liberally with the bounties of nature, sometimes tender, sometimes awe-inspiring, it is a kaleidoscope of past splendeours and present glamour, a fascinating District with un spoilt beaches, sprawling lakes, luxuriant forests, teeming wildlife, superb monuments, colorful fairs and festivals, scintillating music and dances. More refreshing in the winter are the hot sulphur springs at Taptapani. Chilika, the biggest inland lake of India stretching across the length of the three districts including Ganjam and finally joins the Bay of Bengal through narrow mouth, forming an enormous lagoon of brackish water. Encircled by hills all along its arched shape shores, Chilika lake’s colour changes with passing clouds and the shifting sun. The water ripples languidly, occasionally dancing with a gentle breeze from across the Bay of Bengal. Sea beach at Gopalpur is famous for its blue waters and attractive back water bed in the form of cracks and sleepy lagoon covered with canopies of lush green foliage. The Gopalpur festival, a cultural extravaganza organized in December every year by the district administration is important tourist attraction. On the Orissa- Andhra Pardesh border there is a Beach along the river Bahuda which divides the sea from the main land at Sonepur. Pati Sonepur is the name of the Beach at the other side which is famous for its virginity, colourful water and loneliness. Taratarini is a famous religious place in Southern Orissa where the twin sister Goddess i.e. Tara & Tarini adorn the sanctum situated on the top of a hillock girdled by the waddling holy river Rushikulya. Taratarani attracts thousands of devotes, picnickers and visitors throughout the year. Other tourist places worth mentioning are Khambeswari, Maa Bhairavi, Surada Reservoir, Tampara Lake apart from numerious fairs and festivals. However the tourism sector in the District is not yet fully developed. It has potentiality to stimulate growth of employment generation in the related fields like Hotels, transport, food, entertainment, guiding etc. Following projects are in pipeline which has the potential to change the tourist map of the district and put it among the favored destinations in the state. � Eco friendly cottages (10 nos), jetty on river Bahuda and facility for water sports is coming up at Pati-Sonpaur. � Beach front beautification at Gopalpur which includes illumination of beach, improvement of approach road, Provision of parking facilities will be taken up. � Food plaza, parking area, lighting, landscaping will come up at Taptapani. � Development of Tampara lake is being taken up. There is proposal for eco-friendly cottages and integrated tourist complex with golf course. 46
SOCIAL SECTOR 3.8 EDUCATION Construction of 100-seater Tribal Girls Hostels Of the total population around 2.88% of the population of Ganjam district is Schedule Tribe population.00 The backwardness of the tribal people has been attributed to lack of sufficient educational facilities in these remote areas. The govt. has established various hostel facilities for the education of the tribal children. In spite of the efforts, there is a huge deficiency between the existing facilities and the requirement. The literacy rate among the tribals in the district is quite low. And in case of the ST women, the literacy rate is less than 16 %. The dropout percentage of the tribal girls in the district is also quite high. Though boarding facilities have been provided in some places of the district, there is shortage of good infrastructural facilities and study environment. The climate of Ganjam district is extreme and occurrence of Cholera, Dysentery, and Malaria is a regular feature of the district. Such diseases are also common to the tribal boarding students studying in educational institution under ST and SC Department of the district. Inadequate and insufficient infrastructure facilities in such schools have led to reliance of the boarding students on ponds for bathing purposes and at times use open field for defecation. To ensure better hygienic condition in these schools for the benefit of the tribal boarding students it has been proposed for construction of 16 tribal girl’s hostels which have been recently converted by state govt. from regular residential/non-residential Sevashrams/Ashram schools to Special Tribal Girls. Recently, the Govt.of Orissa has sanctioned 1000 Tribal girls hostels for the entire state. These hostels will accommodate 100 students studying in classes 1 to 10 th . For Ganjam district, 16 tribal girl’s hostels have been sanctioned in order to check the drop out rates . For safety and hygiene of the tribal girls it has been programmed to take up construction of girls hostel with electricity , sanitation etc. on priority basis because everything else can wait but not this , as it is linked to the safety and hygiene of the girls and their well being. The project to construct the Tribal girls hostels has been identified as a top priority in the District Plan. The critical gap in the funds for the project is proposed to be met out of the BRGF funds. Through the convergence of the funds from the State Plan, Art. 275(1) and the BRGF, it is proposed to provide excellent Model hostel buildings with all facilities for the Tribal Girl students during remaining period of eleventh plan. 47
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SOCIAL SECTOR<br />
3.8 EDUCATION<br />
Construction of 100-seater Tribal Girls Hostels<br />
Of the total population around 2.88% of the population of Ganjam district is Schedule<br />
Tribe population.00 The backwardness of the tribal people has been attributed to lack of<br />
sufficient educational facilities in these remote areas. The govt. has established various hostel<br />
facilities for the education of the tribal children. In spite of the efforts, there is a huge<br />
deficiency between the existing facilities and the requirement.<br />
The literacy rate among the tribals in the district is quite low. And in case of the ST<br />
women, the literacy rate is less than 16 %. The dropout percentage of the tribal girls in the<br />
district is also quite high.<br />
Though boarding facilities have been provided in some places of the district, there is<br />
shortage of good infrastructural facilities and study environment. The climate of Ganjam<br />
district is extreme and occurrence of Cholera, Dysentery, and Malaria is a regular feature of the<br />
district. Such diseases are also common to the tribal boarding students studying in educational<br />
institution under ST and SC Department of the district. Inadequate and insufficient<br />
infrastructure facilities in such schools have led to reliance of the boarding students on ponds<br />
for bathing purposes and at times use open field for defecation.<br />
To ensure better hygienic condition in these schools for the benefit of the tribal<br />
boarding students it has been proposed for construction of 16 tribal girl’s hostels which have<br />
been recently converted by state govt. from regular residential/non-residential<br />
Sevashrams/Ashram schools to Special Tribal Girls. Recently, the Govt.of Orissa has<br />
sanctioned 1000 Tribal girls hostels for the entire state. These hostels will accommodate 100<br />
students studying in classes 1 to 10 th . For Ganjam district, 16 tribal girl’s hostels have been<br />
sanctioned in order to check the drop out rates . For safety and hygiene of the tribal girls it has<br />
been programmed to take up construction of girls hostel with electricity , sanitation etc. on<br />
priority basis because everything else can wait but not this , as it is linked to the safety and<br />
hygiene of the girls and their well being. The project to construct the Tribal girls hostels has<br />
been identified as a top priority in the District Plan. The critical gap in the funds for the project<br />
is proposed to be met out of the BRGF funds. Through the convergence of the funds from the<br />
State Plan, Art. 275(1) and the BRGF, it is proposed to provide excellent Model hostel<br />
buildings with all facilities for the Tribal Girl students during remaining period of eleventh<br />
plan.<br />
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