Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …
With avian influenza outbreak reported in some parts of the country, the Health Department has sounded all chief district medical officers (CDMOs) to prepare a contingency plan for surveillance. Process to deploy rapid response teams, screening, case management facility and measures for protection of officials during culling need to be …
ROURKELA:After a lull, the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has recently issued whips to a host of industrial units including sponge iron plants in the environmentally fragile Sundargarh district for non-compliance of pollution guidelines. Till recently, the OSPCB was not very harsh with almost all 45 sponge iron units …
ROURKELA: With rural power supply remaining highly erratic and stress on generation of conventional energy increasing, Sundargarh district administration will cover villages with solar street lighting system in a phased manner. District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) has recently floated tender inviting manufacturers/authorised dealers to bid for installations and commissioning of …
Personnel of the Health department as well as all other government officials in Malkangiri district of Odisha are continuing to fight menace of Japanese encephalitis. Death toll of children due to encephalitis in Malkangiri district rose to 76 in last 51 days on Sunday, with two more deaths. The two …
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday announced its decision to intensify agitation over Mahanadi river water dispute with Chhattisgarh even as the State Government has already decided to approach the Supreme Court for a settlement of the issue. Announcing the decision at a media conference here, BJD spokespersons Prasanna …
A primary drought assessment done by ActionAid in 38 villages (covering districts of Bargarh, Kandhamal, Sundergarh, Ganjam, Bolangir, Koraput and Nuapada) in Odisha on May 2016 show that about 57% of the ponds and bandhas created by MGNREGA have failed to work because the structures were badly planned with the …
BHUBANESWAR: With avian influenza being reported from different parts of the country, the Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department of Odisha has asked the districts to keep a watch on unusual mortality among birds and report them without delay. The major birding sites of the State, including the 1100 sq …
Although widely accepted as being one of the most important public health advances of the past hundred years, the contribution that improving sanitation coverage can make to child health is still unclear, especially since the publication of two large studies of sanitation in India which found no effect on child …
BHUBANESWAR: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government not to carry out any activities like human settlements, construction of roads, railway line, electric lines, canal and mining in highly eco-sensitive areas like government proposed elephant corridor until it gives a further order. The tribunal passed the order on …
BHUBANESHWAR: A cyclonic storm seems to be heading Odisha's way and it could hit the state as early as Thursday, spoiling Diwali celebrations. While the exact picture is likely to be clearer by Monday, weathermen apprehend the cyclone could make landfall in the northern part of Odisha or West Bengal. …
Odisha Government will soon approach the Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal (NGT) against Chhattisgarh for projects undertaken by it on the upstream of Mahanadi river. BJD spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb informed this while reacting to a statement from Water Resources Minister of Chhattisgarh Brij Mohan Agrawal that Odisha Government …
CUTTACK: Crackers creating noise above 125 decibel will be strictly banned in Cuttack this Diwali. Police have decided to enforce a complete ban on sale of crackers causing noise pollution in the city. "License will be issued to cracker traders on the condition that they will not sell fire crackers …
ROURKELA: TWO years after the Swachh Bharat campaign was launched and leaders vowed to rid the cities of all kinds of waste, the Steel City is sitting on plastic bomb. A substantial amount of harmful plastic waste daily finds its way to low-lying areas and city roads, clogging drains and …
Even as the State Government blamed the Centre for ‘holding back’ mass vaccination programme which has led to a surge in Japanese Encephalitis (JE) deaths in Malkangiri, the Collector attributes it to poor ambulance service in the district. Collector K Sudarshan Chakravarthy, in a recent meeting, expressed displeasure over performance …
The deadline to achieve 100% rural electrification has been advanced twice. But several states have been severely lagging. West Bengal didn't electrify a single village in six months, Uttarakhand and J&K; did only two each. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream project of electrifying all 18,500 dark villages in the country …
The Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal of Rs 432 crore water supply project for Berhampur to address the problem of acute drinking water shortage in the Silk City. The Cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the project targeting a population of 8.68 lakh including rural populace …
With every breath, city residents are inhaling miniscule particles of dust, smoke, soot, pollen and soil, also known as suspended particulate matter. The quality of the air in our city is rapidly deteriorating because of the pollution caused by vehicles and dust particles as a result of construction activities. To …
The outbreak of the disease in 21 villages under six blocks of the district was reported last month and affected mostly children. Odisha Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak today visited the areas where Japanese encephalitis has claimed at least 27 lives so far and said preventive steps are being taken …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Animal Welfare Board of India Vs People for Elimination of Stray Troubles & Others dated 04/10/2016 regarding threat to life, health, movement and sometimes security of the human beings due to stray dogs.
With as many as 393 elephants having been killed in Orissa in the last five years, the state seems seems to have become a graveyard for the animals. According to sources in the state government, most of the elephants died because of poaching, electrocution, train accidents or other human-related activities. …
