Letter for Tribal Tourism Triangle in KBK

Dear Director, Dept of Tourism, Govt. of Orissa,

Similar to golden triangle comprising Puri-Konark-Bhubaneswar, Koraput – Bhawanipatna – Rayagada could be marketed as Tribal Tourism Triangle by Orissa tourism Department.

Koraput (temple) – Kolab (water reservoir and power station) – Raniguda - Tentulikhunti (Temple) - Mukhiguda (water reservoir and power station) – Indravati dam (water reservoir) - Thuamul Rampur (tribal life, tea/coffee garden, waterfall) –Karlapat (sanctuary, wildlife) – Phurli Jharan and Jakham (water fall)– Bhawanipatna (temple) – Asurgarh(historial place, ruins of a fort) – Bisam Cuttack (tribal: dongria kondh) – Gadgada (water fall) - Therubali (temple) – Rayagada (temple) – Hati Pathar (waterfall) - Laxmipur – Damanjodi (natural beauty) – Koraput (temple)

Doing so other tourist places near to Koraput (like Jeypore, Duduma, Nandapur, Gupteswar etc), Bhawanipatna (like Junagarh, Ranipur Jharial, Khariar, Bhim Khoj near Dharamgarh, Dokrichanchra, Patalganga, Sunabeda in Nuapada, Gudahandi etc) and Rayagada (Minajhola, Devgiri, Padampur, Gunpur, Daringbadi in Kandhamal, etc) will also get more emphasis and importance as Koraput, Bhawanipatna and Rayagada would facilitate as the center for them encouraging more nature and tribal loving tourists to KBK-Kandhamal regions.

A state highway is required to connect Raniguda with Indravati dam via Singpuru, Jagganathpur and Tentulikhunti for tourism development in the area, particularly natural and tribal beauty of Thuamul Rampur, Karlapat (wildlife) and Indravati dam could be well exploited through it.
Similarly connecting Indravati dam with Ranipur jharial, Patalganga, Sunabeda in Nuapada via Moter, Dharamgarh, Sindhekela by a state highway would also encourage tourists in KBK region.

Tribal dance like Ghumura, Dalkhai, Danda, Kondh dance, Paraja dance, Bonda dance etc could be associated at various tourist locations.

Thanks and best regards
Digambara