Chandaka Wildlife Elephant Santuary...Jungle Safari...Deras & Jhumuka Dam...Odisha

Chandaka wildlife elephant santuary is located at the city of Bhubaneswar and the distance between Bhubaneswar railway station is 22 km, Deras Dam 22 km and jhumuka dam 20 km.
Buses and Taxis are available for local transportation.
Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve located in the south fringe of cuttack in the Indian state of Odisha.
Godibari Entrance is one of the main entrance to Chandaka Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary. A big artificial cave gate with elephant structures on top of is a prominent attraction here.
Private vehicle movement is restricted in the sanctuary area. There is no dedicated vehicle for visitors for forest safari tour. You can request department officials who may take you inside the forest on their official vehicle (jeep) if they are free
The Indian elephant is the flagship species and indicative of the potential productivity of the habitat.The leopard is in the apex of biological pyramid. Chital, barking deer, mouse deer, wild boar, common langur, rhesus monkey, small Indian civet, common Indian mongoose, small Indian mongoose, ruddy mongoose, pangolin, sloth bear, ratel, Indian wolf and hyena are other mammals of the area. Chital or spotted deer are commonly encountered in groups of 3–7 on forest roads, forest openings, grass lands, foreshore of water bodies and even near guard camps.
Prominent birds of the sanctuary are peafowl, red junglefowl, crested serpent eagle, great horned owl, black hooded oriole, paradise flycatcher, coucal and stone curlew.

Deras Dam is one of the main water reservoirs inside Chandka Dampara Elephant Sanctuary. Though this was built as a minor irrigation project and few small canal originates from it, this also serves as a water hole for animals in the sanctuary.
Deras Dam is situated inside the Sanctuary area, access to is is controlled by a forest department check post. Restriction in vehicle movement has been put inside the sanctuary area and you need to walk for few minutes from check post to reach the dam.
There are few beautiful tourist huts and watchtowers near Deras Dam. These provide a view of the Chandaka reserve and a chance to see wildlife. You need prior permission from Forest Department Office to stay in huts.

Jhumka Dam is the other minor irrigation project located close to Deras. This is located on the sanctuary boundary, thus there is no need of any permission from forest department to visit this place. This location is mostly used by locals and tourist groups for a picnic during December-January winter vacation schedule.


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