Bhubaneswar, Feb. 4 -- Once touted as the heaven for the Olive Ridley sea turtles, the coastline along the Puri district in Odisha has turned into a graveyard for the endangered species.

Despite restrictions on fishing imposed by the local administration during their nesting season, scores of dead turtles are being washed ashore along the beach from Debinashi in Astaranga to Krushnaprasad on a daily basis.

As per reports, spotting dead Olive Ridleys at the mouths of Devi, Keluni, Kushabhadra and Nuanai rivers has become a daily affair for the locals.

It has been alleged that despite restrictions on fishing trawlers, some fishermen have been catching fish in the deep sea in the banned zones. Turtles who try to swim to the shore to lay e...