THE CHANDIPUR SEA BEACH IN BALESWAR (ODISHA), INDIA

 THE  CHANDIPUR SEA BEACH IN BALESWAR (ODISHA), INDIA

Chandipur Sea Beach ::- Chandipur Is a Beach In Baleswar District, Odisha, India. The Beach Is Located On the Shore Of Bay Of Bengal And Is Approximately 16 Kilometres from Baleswar Railway Station. The Beach Is unique In a way That The Water Recedes Up To 5 Kilometres During The Ebb Tide. Due To Its Unique Circumstances, The Beach Supports Bio-Diversity. 

During When The Sea Recedes, The Beach Turns Into A Biodiversity Hotpots. Hundreds Of Ghost Red Crabs Crawl On Its Garden Sands. There Are Swamps Covered With Thin Layers Of Sea grass Sheltering Hundreds Of Tiny Fish. Gastropods And Molluscan Species Attracting Egrets And Seagulls For Grand Feasts. Fisherman Walk For Miles to Place Wooden Posts On The Edge Of The Retreading Shoreline Only To Return Next day to Bring Home Kilos Of Tiny fish That Get Trapped During The Movement Of Tidal Waters. 

When You go On A Leisurely Walk In This Nature's Shangri La, You Discover Hundreds Of Tiny Patterns On Sand Formed By Sea Crabs, Many Having Holes. You Are Floored Chandipur Is Perhaps the Only Beach In This Part Of The World where Nature's Drama can Be Experienced At Its Best. However, Beyond Nature's Hide And Seek Games, Chandipur Has More Surprises. The Budhabalanga River Which Flows Nearly Empties Into the Bay Of Bengal At Balaramgadi, Only 3 Km From Chandipur In The Further North. A Major Fishing Harbor Today, Balaramgadi At Any Moment Of The day Is full Of Large-Sized Fishing Trawlers And Small Fishing Boats Anchored In The Jetty.

The Chandipur Coast Has Attained Global popularity For Its "Vanishing Sea" Phenomenon. Here One Can Literally See The Sea Disappear (Read Recede) By Almost 5 To 6 Kilometres Everyday During low Tide And Then Comes Back At High Tide. This Rare Event Occurs Twice A Day. The Receding Waters At low Tide Of offer An Excellent Opportunity To Walk Into The Sea, Ride A Bike Or venturing Fearlessly Into The Seabed Attracts A Lot Of Curious Visitors To This Beach. Chandipur Is One Of World's Most Unusual Beaches. 

Chandipur Is Famous For Its Seafood Specially The Prawns And Pom frets. So the Next Time You Are There, Don't Forget To try Some Mouth watering Odia-Style Fried Prawns And Pom Fret In One Of The Small Beach Shacks. Sand Dunes, Rocky Coats And Verdant Casuarina Trees Make Chandipur One Of The Most Spectaculars Seashores, Lending The Beach An Air Of Romance And idyll. Unlike The Bustling And More Popular Puri Beach, Chandipur Is A Relatively Unexplored Coastline. Relaxing On A Tranquil Patch Of Sand And Watching The Sea Recede And Advance With The Tides Is A Delightful experience. 

How To go ::- Chandipur Can Be Reached By Travelling Up To Baleswar By Rail Or Road And Then There After Catching A Bus, Auto Or Taxi. Road Access To Baleswar Is Via National Highway 16. Nearest Airport Is Bhubaneswar Capital Of Odisha.

A Portion Of The Beach, Under The Defense Research And Development Organisation (DRDO), Is The ITR Of The Indian Army. Akash, Shaurya, Agni And Prithivi Ballistic Missiles Have Been Launched From Here.