From the archive record
The river lies within the geographical coordinates of 19.07 to 20.19 north latitude and 84.01 to 85.06 east longitude. It meets the Bay of Bengal at Puruna Bandha in Ganjam. Its tributaries are the Baghua, the Dhanei, the Badanadi etc. It has no delta as such at its mouth. Pristine turtle beaches of Odisha: Gahirmatha and Rushikuliya host the spectacle of nesting Olive Ridley Turtles Magical sight of Olive Ridley Turtles by the tens of thousands hatching and heading out to sea, on instinct Hundreds of Olive Ridley Turtles found heading towards the ocean at dawn, instinct driving them to safety in water. The warm embracing currents of the Bay of Bengal carry the babies away to safety and a global life. When the life giving water itself turns the turtles upside down, along come these good sa