The lake will be open for ... so that undisturbed bird and dolphin counts can be done on the day of the counting," Amlan Nayak, divisional forest officer, Chilika wildlife division, on Thursday.

Dolphin Spotting: Chilika is one of the few places in India where you can spot the rare Irrawaddy dolphins. Satapada, in the southeastern part of the lake, is a prime location for dolphin sightings.

Earlier, the dolphin census was conducted in Chilika lagoon from January 20 to 22. Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a ...