Kalahandi District: A Paradise for Nature and Culture Lovers

At the outset, the author of the book welcomes Jugal Kishor Mahant,
Santosh Jena, Bimal Jena, Rabinarayan Rout, Atanu Kundu who have
joined me as coauthors of this text, a credit which would have been
given earlier to them as they were helping in a latent way in the
evolution of the book.
Tourism is one of the most successful and fast growing business
activities in the world. Economic diversification and technological
improvement has created a very conducive environment for tourism
development.
Tourism is a constantly growing industry and it has considerable
potential in Odisha. A balanced climate, green vegetation, natural tourist
spots, fully literate population etc can be considered as Odisha’s
strength in tourism. Odisha, the eastern State of India, has been
referred to as a paradise for tourists by the media worldwide. A gradual
growth in both foreign and domestic tourist arrivals has happened in the
last decade. This is mainly due to the diversification and enrichment of
existing tourism products and the addition of more innovative tourism
products.
Tourism in Kalahandi , Odisha is really non-seasonal in nature. The
flagship of tourism industry in Odisha is the Department of Tourism,
government of Odisha. The present report has been undertaken to
assess nature of kalahandi in the promotion of tourism in Kalahandi,
Odisha. The scope of report covers identification, assessment of the
effectiveness and also the benefits to the society from socio- cultural,
economic and environmental point of view.
It is hoped that the findings of the study would be used by policy
makers, potential tourists and also by the host community for attracting
more tourists by proper planning with respect to tourism promotion.