Migration season for birds begin.

Ten Lakh every  Season

The first batch of migratory birds have arrived at the Odisha’s Chilika Lake for their winter sojourn. The first batch consisted of over 10,000 migratory birds from Siberia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and across the Himalayas. Chilika Lake of Odisha is the largest brakish water lake in Asia covering an area of over 1,100 sq. km. About 10 lakh migratory birds visit the lake in October and return in March.