Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …
Gender analysis along the agricultural value chain enhances our understanding about the roles performed by men and women in the value chain and in forward and backward linkages, their access to productive resources, opportunities available for valueaddition and benefit sharing, both as individuals and group enterprises. The gender roles in …
The iniquitous development agenda pursued by successive governments at the centre and the state has rendered several tribal groups in Orissa, who reside in some of the poorer, more inaccessible districts of the state, largely marginal to the governance process. Arguably, it is this alienation and underdevelopment that has afforded …
For around 3,00,000 households in eight districts of south Odisha, a power connection still remains a dream. The eight districts -- Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Boudh, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri – are under the power distribution company SOUTHCO. According to SOUTHCO, the non-electrified villages are located in remote hilly jungle …
A total of 38,037.40 hectares of forestland have been encroached by private persons in the State, informed Forests and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray in the State Assembly in response to a question of Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Wednesday. The Minister mentioned that three industrialists and 17,724 private persons …
By reviving millet farming systems, the tribal households in Odisha have reduced their vulnerability to climate change. The millet based farming has also helped in addressing the problem of malnutrition in the communities.
In this paper, we look into the relationship that exist between four tribal communities viz. the Kondh, Poraja, Gadaba and Bonda of the Koraput region with their natural resources. Eucalyptus globulus Labill., when introduced into the tribal ecosystem is rejected by the community and so is Acacia auriculiformis A.Cunn ex …
The Odisha government had assessed mining violations within the state on different parameters - violations of environment and forest clearance, mining beyond designated areas, and excess mining within designated areas. The Odisha government has received roughly less than half the compensation it had demanded for mining violations in the state …
District administration officials and members of civil societies of Koraput had a healthy start of the day on Sunday as they moved in a 21-km-stetch Cyclothon for creating awareness among people about pollution-free environment. District Collector Anupam Saha, DIG S Saini, SP Charan Singh Meena and other Government officials and …
KORAPUT: To improve healthcare facilities in remote and inaccessible areas, the Koraput district administration has decided to organise health camps twice a week in at least 17 panchayats of 14 blocks mostly in remote areas where people are deprived of proper medical attention. "As it is not possible to open …
India has about 55.27 million hectares (m ha) of wasteland. These are not suitable for any purpose and are exposed to the vagaries of nature like weathering, gully erosion, etc. The Department of Land Resources of the Ministry of Rural Development has been implementing three area development programmes since 1995, …
Koraput: It seems the wait for clean drinking water in five tribal villages in Koraput's Boipariguda block is not going to get over soon. The Rs 98.28-lakh rural piped water supply project became defunct a few days after its inauguration in April 2016. According to sources, a 50,000-litre capacity water …
The State Government has decided to provide raw material linkage to Vedanta's alumina refinery project at Lanjigarh from the Kodingamali bauxite mines in Koraput district. The state owned Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has got the mining lease of Kodingamali mines. The bauxite mines of OMC are spread over an area …
The Odisha government on Tuesday admitted that 3,940 villages and 16,533 small habitations remained to be electrified. According to a written reply furnished by State Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das, 3,144 villages under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana and 521 under Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) could not be …
Koraput: To train farmers and office-bearers of pani panchayats about optimum use of water and land resources, the Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI) will open its second campus at Jeypore in Koraput district. At present, the WALMI has only one campus in Cuttack. "Jeypore campus will work as a …
Koraput: Smile is writ large on the face of Murali Kuldip of Tanginipadar in Maoist-hit Narayanpatna area in Koraput district. For the past two months, the village has been lighted by solar lights for the past two months. Villagers said they were accustomed to the darkness. "Their children studied under …
Koraput: The Koraput forest division has decided to install 20 camera traps for tiger census in six forest ranges under its jurisdiction. "The cameras will be installed at places frequented by the animals and near water holes. We are seeking the advice of experts in this regard," said divisional forest …
BHUBANESWAR: After two critically acclaimed films in a row ace film director Sabyasachi Mohapatra is ready with his latest feature film 'Pahada ra luha' (Tears of Mountain) to be released next month. Like his previous films this one also deals with problems of ethnic communities and the changes in their …
The Odisha government is giving final touches to the proposed amendment to the Odisha Scheduled Areas Transfer of Immovable Property Regulations, 1956, which would open a window for tribals to sell their land to non-tribals in the Fifth Schedule areas. As per the proposal, tribal land will be transferred to …
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has extended the lease period of Panchapatmali bauxite reserve (South Block) in Koraput district till March 31, 2020. The reserve, which has a capacity of 310 MT (spread over 1313.363 hectares), was taken on lease by Navratna PSU Nalco. The PSU has been operating the mine …
KORAPUT: The infant mortality rate (IMR) has registered a fall in tribal-dominated Koraput district after introduction of the National Rural Health Mission. The District Welfare Department (DSW), entrusted with spreading awareness and providing logistical support to pregnant women in rural areas, has also has its share in it, officials said. …
