Archaeobotanical Studies at Suabarei, Puri District, Odisha, India

Soundscapes of Urban Parks in and around Bhubaneswar and Puri, Odisha, India: A Comparative Study

Anthropogenic noise is debatably one of the most common threats to national parks' resources. Park visitors and workers generally suffer from adverse effects of noise from on- and off-road vehicles. The parks, studied here, are located in strictly urban areas, surrounded by streets with intense vehicle traffic. This study assesses the soundscape of urban parks in two cities of Odisha State, on ...

Soundscapes of Urban Parks in and around Bhubaneswar and Puri, Odisha, India: A Comparative Study

Anthropogenic noise is debatably one of the most common threats to national parks' resources. Park visitors and workers generally suffer from adverse effects of noise from on- and off-road vehicles. The parks, studied here, are located in strictly urban areas, surrounded by streets with intense vehicle traffic. This study assesses the soundscape of urban parks in two cities of Odisha State, on ...

Observations on Malaria in Puri District, Orissa

Cholera at Puri

In 1871 an Act was passed by the Bengal Legislature regulating lodging-houses at Puri; it was expected that 3.168 houses would be licensed under the Act, but it appears that only 497 houses have up to this time been licensed, accommodating 14,463 of the 45.000 pilgrims sometimes assembled together at Puri. The Englishman argues, that, as the Government has lately ordered any tea-garden in which...

Diversity of over Storey Plant Communities of Tropical Forest Covers of Balasore District, Odisha, India

Vegetation diversity assessment in tropical forests have mostly been concentrated on tree species than other plant life forms, because tree species diversity is an important aspect of forest ecosystem structure and fundamental to tropical forest biodiversity. Tropical forests, the major repository of biodiversity, are undergoing rapid fragmentation and degradation all over the world [1]. These ...