{"id":30509,"date":"2025-03-03T01:03:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T19:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30509"},"modified":"2025-04-11T08:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T02:32:03","slug":"rushikulya-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/rushikulya-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Rushikulya River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rushikulya River Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Forest officials recently restricted entry along a 5-km stretch from Gokharakuda to Bateswar near the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district to protect Olive Ridley turtle eggs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>About Rushikulya River<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is one of <strong>Odisha&#8217;s prominent rivers<\/strong>, flowing primarily through the districts of Kandhamal, Ganjam, and Boudh.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Course<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Originating <\/strong>at an elevation of approximately 1000 meters from the <strong>Daringbadi hills <\/strong>in the <strong>Eastern Ghats<\/strong>\u2014often referred to as the &#8216;<strong>Kashmir of Odisha<\/strong>&#8216; for its scenic beauty\u2014the river travels a length of around<strong> 165 kilometers<\/strong> before <strong>emptying into the Bay of Bengal<\/strong> near the town of Ganjam.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Unlike many other rivers, the Rushikulya River does <strong>not form a delta at its mouth,<\/strong> and it flows directly into the Bay of Bengal.<\/li>\n<li>The Rushikulya River basin encompasses a catchment area of roughly 7500 sq.km.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributaries<\/strong>: Its tributaries are the <strong>Baghua<\/strong>, the <strong>Dhanei, <\/strong>and the <strong>Badanadi <\/strong>etc.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Olive Ridley Turtle Nesting Site (Rushikulya Beach):<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>One of the most famous attractions near the river is the <strong>Olive Ridley Turtle Nesting Site,<\/strong> located on the coast<strong> where the <\/strong>Rushikulya <strong>River meets the Bay of Bengal.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Each year, between January and March, <strong>thousands of Olive Ridley Turtles come <\/strong>to the shores <strong>to lay their eggs<\/strong>, creating a spectacular natural <strong>event known as Arribada.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rushikulya River FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. Why is Rushikulya River famous?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. It is famous for being one of the largest nesting sites for Olive Ridley sea turtles in the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. Which of the states does the Rushikulya River pass through?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. The Rushikulya River flows entirely within the state of Odisha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. Does the Rushikulya River form delta?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. It does not form a delta at its mouth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/bhubaneswar\/entry-curbs-on-5km-stretch-along-rushikulya-river-mouth-to-protect-ridley-eggs\/articleshow\/118663795.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rushikulya River is one of Odisha&#8217;s prominent rivers, flowing primarily through the districts of Kandhamal, Ganjam, and Boudh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":30510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-30509","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}