Over 1.33 lakh foreign tourists visited Odisha in the last five years, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said Saturday.

Parida, who is also in charge of the Tourism department, revealed this while replying to a written question of BJP MLA Tankadhar Tripathy.

“The state government has taken several measures to attract foreign tourists to Odisha,” Parida said.

Stating that as many as 1,33,161 foreign tourists visited the state, the DyCM said there has been a steady rise in the number of visitors from abroad since 2020. However, the number of foreign visitors was only 2,269 in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

While 10,206 foreign tourists came to Odisha in 2020, their number increased to 22,171 in 2022, 45,173 in 2023 and 53,392 in 2024, she said, adding that the number of foreign vi

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