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India - Hill station - Daringbadi 18.11.2013

Daringbadi

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Daringbadi
Daringibadi
Hill station
Daringbadi is located in Odisha
Daringbadi
Location in Odisha, India
Coordinates: 19.9°N 84.133333°ECoordinates19.9°N 84.133333°E
Country India
StateOdisha
DistrictKandhmal
Elevation914.4 m (3,000.0 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialOriya
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code06849
Vehicle registrationOR-12
Nearest cityPhulbani(100 km), Baliguda(50km)
Daringibadi is a hill station in Odisha state of eastern India. It is widely known as"Kashmir of Odisha"[1] , situated at a height of 915 m in Kandhmal district,the place is gifted with natural bounties including pine jungles, coffee gardens and beautiful valleys.
Daringbadi is set in a beautiful spot surrounded by thick rainforests with wild animals, and is an ideal summer resort.

Travel[edit]

Daringbadi can be reached from Bhubaneswar (251 km) and other important places of the state by regular bus services. The nearest railway station is at Berhampur(127 km). There are three routes by which you can reach Daringbadi from Berhampurby road. 1st is via Sorada which is near about 127 KM, 2nd via Bhanjanagar-G.Udayagiri which is around 180 km(NH-217) and the 3rd is via Mohana-Bramhanigan which is around 200 KM.The place is gifted with natural beauties such as pine jungles, coffee, black pepper, turmeric gardens, beautiful valleys and plateaus. It is the only place in Odisha where freezing of dew occurs during winters. As the temperature goes down below 0 degree early morning, the dew collected on the grass, leaves and ground turns to ice. The journey from the plains to the hills of Daringbadi is an experience in itself. This pretty hill station is 100 km from Phulbani, 50 km from Balliguda and 70 km. from G.Udayagiri. People come across from various place of world to explore the wild life.it is a block and tahasil in kandhamal district.With a latitude of 54 – 90 North and longitude of 84.05 to 84.20 East.

Visiting places at Daringbadi[edit]

Coffee plantation[edit]

There are two Coffee & black pepper plantations maintained by siol conservation/forest department daringbadi area which are an ideal place to explore and picnic.

Doluri River[edit]

Doluri river is full of natural beauty with falls. nitu.

Water falls[edit]

Waterfall near Daringbadi
Water falls near Daringbadi are still unexplored and untouched, they are still in their original form as the reach of humans are rare. Few people who know the place in the forest can only guide tourist to those places.

Belghar Sanctuary[edit]

The tropical deciduous forest of Belghar Sanctuary is located at a distance of 158 kilometers from the city of Phulbani and around 50 km from daringbadi. The sanctuary spreads over an area of 16, 174,46 acres. Of which the cultivated area is 3876.44 acres. and rest area is reserved forest and others. The thick forest is home to a number of rare and endangered species of animals and plants. The pride of the forest however are the long tusked wild elephants that abound in plenty in the region.The region is inhabited by the tribal people known as the Dogria Khond the most primitive tribe of India or otherwise known as the Nakate tribes of the mountain.The tribal folks practice shifting agriculture and also use the products yielded by the forests. The local drink of the tribal people is prepared by mixing the juice extracted from salap and dead palm.A wooden bungalow at Belghar attracts many nature loving visitors.

Kotagarh Sanctuary[edit]

It is located in the Baliguda subdivision of Kandhamal district is rich in bio-diversity. Major wildlife species are tiger, elephant, gaur, sambar, spotted deer, peafowl, red jungle fowl and a variety of reptiles. The dense lush green forests with sylvan and serene picturesque beauty are the major attraction.

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