Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated a Biju Adventure Park at Gopalpur which, he said, would promote tourism in the area and attract youngsters towards adventure sports.

The park has been named after legendary leader Biju Patnaik as an honour to his renowned aviation skills and aptitude for adventures. The facility has been developed at a cost of around Rs 2.5 crore.

The park has many facilities, including a River Crossing Zip Line. For the first time in Odisha, a River Crossing Zip Line course has been set up across a stretch of 250 meter of length. This to-and-fro Zip Line would give a panoramic view of the serene and scenic Gopalpur beach.

The other facilities include 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, Zorbing would be operationalised very soon to cater to more tourists and enhance the global tourist footprint for Gopalpur.

Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian was present. At Gopalpur, Brahmapur MP Chandra Shekhar Sahu and the Gopalpur NAC Chairman were present.