"We will set up 18 temporary camps in the lagoon. Patrolling will be intensified in and around the lake to prevent poaching," said Divisional Forest Officer (Chilika) Bikash Ranjan Das.
At least eight temporary camps have already been set up in the lake.
While 60 daily wagers would be engaged in the camps for six months, 10 boats would patrol the lake.
At least one forest staffer and three daily wagers would be engaged to look after the birds in every camp, which would run till March, Das said.
The 15.59 sq km Nalabana was declared bird sanctuary as more birds congregated in the area. Last winter, 7.62 lakh feathered guests of 172 different species visited the lake.
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