Bhubaneswar: Adventure sports lovers got a new reason to visit Gopalpur in Ganjam. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated the park at Gopalpur.
“The facility will promote tourism in Gopalpur, and will attract youngsters to adventure sports,” said CM Patnaik.
Named after legendary leader Biju Patnaik, the park has been developed with a cost outlay of around Rs. 2.5 Crores.
For the first time in Odisha, a River Crossing Zip Line course has been set up across a stretch of 250 meters in length. The to and fro zip line will give a panoramic view of the serene and scenic Gopalpur Beach.
Other facilities are a 40 feet Giant Swing, Air Gun Shooting, Bungee Trampoline, Mechanical Bull Ride, Netted Cricket, and All-Terrain-Vehicle Rides.
Many other adventure sports activities like Rock Climbing, Rappelling, Dashing Cars, and Zorbing among others are in the pipeline and would be operationalised very soon to cater to more tourists and to enhance the global tourist footprint for Gopalpur.