Bissam Cuttack

Bissam Cuttack lies among the hills of southern Odisha, close to the forested Niyamgiri range. The hills are the country of the Dongria Kondh, who cultivate slopes and gather the produce of the forests. Their traditions honour Niyam Raja as a guardian of the hills. Numerous streams rise in this upland, feeding the Vamsadhara and Nagavali river systems as they descend towards the plains and the Bay of Bengal.