Eco conservation in Mangalajodi

A villager moving with indigenous fishing nets made out of bamboo

Mangalajodi is a small village in the bank of Chilka lake under Tangi Block in Khordha District of Odisha. Maximum peoples of this village are opted fishing as their main source of living. It is not even on the Odisha Tourism map or even included in the Chilika Guide Map. But, thanks to the SSMPSS the birds are getting the protection they need and locals are getting the social support they need for livelihoods that revolve around bird protection. More visitors come to Mangalajodi each year and that the income they bring supports several families whose members are acting as guides and boatmen. In the last season (November to February), some 611 visitors from six different countries visited Mangalajodi.