• SUJATA RANBIDA
• Dr. Sadananda Nayak

Travel for recreation, leisure, religious purpose, family outing or business purposes, usually for a limited duration is known as ‘Tourism’. Historic sightseeing, pilgrimage travel, adventure travel, cultural vacations etc. are many forms of tourism. From the tourism point of view, Western Odisha is a most suitable place for different types of tourism as the area having some beautiful tourist spots, like historic place Vikramkhol rock art site, sanctuaries like Ushakothi, Deer park, religious centers like famous Samaleswari temple, Huma Leaning temple, Ghanteswari temple, Astakoni Rameswar temple, Chausathi Jogini temple, some beautiful waterfalls like Pradhanpat, Nrusinghanath, Khandadhar, Phurlijharan, Harishankar etc, world largest Hirakud dam many such places of tourist attractions are located in the area. It plays a major role in the growth of an economy as it generates large scale employment and is also a large foreign exchange earner in the state. Tourism carries the picture of our culture and hospitality. It is because of the tourism sector, western Odisha has gained brand image in the minds of domestic and foreign tourists. The study is undertaken to analyse the tourist attractions in Western Odisha; assess the contribution of tourism in the foreign exchange earnings and find out the problems and obstacles and what may be the prospects related to tourism in this area.

Historic sightseeing, pilgrimage travel, adventure travel, sanctuaries and hospitality.

"TOURISM IN WESTERN ODISHA: PROBLEMS & PROSPECTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.477-484, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901968.pdf

"TOURISM IN WESTERN ODISHA: PROBLEMS & PROSPECTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp477-484, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901968.pdf