Rushikulya River

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  'Operation Olivia' Helps Protect 6.98 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles In Odisha

  In a major boost to marine conservation, the Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) annual mission 'Operation Olivia' helped protect a record of over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles nested at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha during February 2025.

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  Odisha's Coastline Witnesses The Arrival Of Nearly 7 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles For Nesting

  The mass nesting of the turtles commenced on February 16 and is expected to go on until February 25

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  Expert On Why Record Number Of Endangered Olive Ridley Turtles Are Arriving At Odisha Beach

  The mouth of the Rushikulya River in Odisha's Ganjam district has emerged as a major rookery for the endangered olive ridley turtles with over 6.82 lakh such marine species assembling for mass nesting, officials said on Sunday.

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  Man Kills Wife, Chops Body, Dumps It In River: Odisha Cops

  A 28-year-old labourer allegedly strangled his 22-year-old wife to death and chopped her body into pieces before disposing of those into a gorge in Rushikulya River in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said on Friday.

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  Over 6 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Lay Eggs On Odisha Beach

  This time all the previous records in the rookery broke in the nesting. While last year 5,50,317 turtles had laid eggs, in 2018 over 4.82 lakh laid eggs.

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  Watch: Olive Ridley Turtles On Odisha Beach For Annual Mass Nesting

  A number of Olive Ridley turtles have reached the mouth of the Rushikulya River in Odisha for their mass nesting. The sea turtles arrive every year to lay eggs on the beach and the nesting continues for several days.

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  1.8 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Lay Eggs On 1st Day Of Nesting In Odisha

  Over 1.8 lakh Olive Ridley turtles laid eggs on the first day of their mass nesting which started near the mouth of Rushikulya river a month ahead of last year's season, forest officials said on Friday.

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  Thousands Of Olive Ridley Turtles Eggs Washed Away Due to Asani's Impact

  Odisha has escaped being hit by Cyclone 'Asani', but the high tide under its influence and the resulting erosion has washed away thousands of eggs of Olive Ridley turtles from the mass nesting site at the mouth of Rushikulya river off Ganjam coast.

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  Dolphins Spotted At Olive Ridley Nesting Site In Odisha's Ganjam District

  The Rushikulya river mouth off Ganjam coast in Odisha, famous for mass nesting of endangered Olive Ridley turtles, has attracted quite a few dolphins too, a forest official has said.

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  Forest Department Drive To Ensure Safety Of Olive Ridley Turtles

  The forest department has set up nine protection units to ensure safe nesting of Olive Ridley turtles near Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district.

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  Olive Ridley Turtles Lay Eggs In New Place Near Rushikulya River Mouth

  The Olive Ridley Turtles seemed to have changed their nesting site and laid eggs at a place from Podampeta to New Podampeta, near their traditional roockery in the Rushikulya river mouth.

• Seven kilometres of flood water separates these Odisha villages from road

  It's a distance of seven kilometres from where the road link is cut off to the marooned village of Bhuan Bhoin in Ganjam district of flood-hit Odisha. And all that's in between are the swollen waters of the Rushikulya river that have inundated dozens of villages and thousands of acres of paddy fields.