Wildlife & Nature
2 places around Jharsuguda, with the travel time to each.
Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary
One of Odisha's premier eco-tourism destinations, flanking the Hirakud reservoir and known for a high rate of wildlife sightings. Leopards, Indian bison and migratory birds are what it is best known for. It sits beyond the dam on the same road, so the two are usually taken as one full day out.
Ushakothi Wildlife Sanctuary
A sanctuary of sal forest and hill streams east of Sambalpur, on the Mumbai-Kolkata highway, known for its elephants. It covers a little over three hundred square kilometres and has been protected since 1962. Also called Badrama, after the range it is run from.