Phailin: Odisha's quietest beach Gopalpur bears the brunt of nature's fury
Gopalpur (Odisha): It's called Gopalpur-on-sea. It's the quietest sea beach of Odisha, located 16 km from Berhampur, the district headquarters. This languorous sea beach with coconut groves, casuarinas and gentle sand dunes, deserted for miles,
The only sign of life that one gets to see is in the afternoon when the fishermen come back to shores with their catch in the morning and women loading them in large baskets, carrying them away for selling off in local markets.
There are a lot of middle-sized and big crabs walking on the sea beach, but the cyclone changed the scenic beauty of it all.