Bhubaneswar, Feb. 1 -- The union Budget-2026-27 has chalked out a fiscal strategy to give a push to Odisha's eco-tourism and mining sectors, besides development of waterways for environmentally sustainable cargo movement.
Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman, tabling the union Budget 2026-27 in the parliament on Sunday, announced that ecologically sustainable turtle trails will be developed along key nesting sites in the coastal areas of Odisha, Karnataka and Kerala.
The development of nesting sites of Olive Ridley sea turtles, who converge in millions for mass nesting every year, is poised to give a major facelift to the eco-tourism sector at the picturesque nesting beaches.
The Gahirmatha rookery in Kendrapara district is wide...