On the occasion of the International Day of Mountains, villagers of Sagadghat have demanded that the two natural waterfalls, Kadalijharan and Aam Jharan, in the Barnei mountain,in Titilagarh Forest Range,65km from here, be developed as ecotourism spots.
The Sagadghat villagers,led by Sarpanch Olita Sahu, appraised their demand to Balangir Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sameer Satpathy,who visited the spot on Wednesday. The DFO urged the villagers to protect forest and mountain and assured them to take necessary measures in this regard.
There are two mountain streams, namely Kadalijharan and Aam Jharan.While Aam Jharan (stream) is at the top,the Kadalijharan is at the bottom of the mountain. Besides this ,there are numerous jharans (stream) in the Burni mountain.
Earlier a sage was living here.There were large numbers of mango and banana trees. One would get plenty to eat.
There is a belief going on that anybody who brought fruits from the top of the moutain would find them turn stone after reaching the foot of the hill.
Moreover, the mountain stream water is believed to contain medicinal properties and bathing there is beneficial. There is a Shiva Linga in the mountain which appeared to have come up naturally.
