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A board on the way to Chilka lake
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Bulletin board at site no.229 at Chilka lake.
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The villagers of Mangalajodi formed a bird protection committee named Sri Sri Mahaveer Pakshi Suraksha Samiti in 2000 to protect birds and to sustain their livelihood by encouraging eco-tourism.
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A resident of Mangalajodi watching birds.
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The Chilka lake near Mangalajodi village receives approximately 1.5 lakh birds every winter.
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A group of Black-tail Godwit birds
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A group of Glossy Ibis
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Blooming flowers in the wetlands of Chilka
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About 25 villagers, many of whom were once-known bird poachers, have now become saviours of the avian winter guests coming in from different parts of the globe including the Siberian and Arabian countries.
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The Chilka lake provides livelihood to about 2,00,000 fishermen living in surrounding villages, according to a report published in the Fishing Chimes.
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Fishing is no longer a reliable source of income for the villagers of Mangalajodi as overfishing and shrinking of the lake have made it difficult for the local fishing folks to get a good catch
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Ramahari Behera, President of the Samiti