Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
The State Government has plans to create mangrove forest on 720 hectares to counter cyclones in coastal districts. Replying to a question from Alekh Kumar Jena (BJD) in the State Assembly on Tuesday, Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray said that mangrove forest is seen in Balasore, Bhadrak, Rajnagar and …
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has failed to utilise the funds for the last three years despite increasing assistance from the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) every year. According to the report of the Odisha State AIDS Control Society (OSACS), while only Rs 15.44crore could be utilised out of a grant …
Each of these UMPPs would have capacity of 4000 MW & are being taken up at a total investment of Rs 60,000 cr After zeroing in on sites for establishment of two more Ultra Mega Power Plants (UMPPs) in the state, the Odisha government is keen to have a detailed …
Bhubaneswar: The World Bank has lifted the suspension of its loan for the Odisha State Roads Project it imposed in May 2011. The decision to this effect has been conveyed by World Bank Acting Vice-President (South Asia Region) John H Stein in a letter to chief secretary Bijay Kuamar Patnaik. …
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has said that it has no-objection to the construction of an ultra mega power plant (UMPP) being built by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) in coastal Bhadrak district of Orissa. The Orissa government had earlier asked the PFC, the nodal agency for implementation of …
BHADRAK (Odisha): The landowners of Dhamra area in Odisha’s Bhadrak district protested the district land acquisition officials during a public hearing at Dhamra for the additional land acquisition for Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) on Tuesday. Despite the protests the hearing was conducted on behalf of the State owned Industrial …
In its bid to increase mangrove cover along the Odisha coast, the State Government has decided to take up plantation over 1,000 hectares in four districts. The Mangrove Action Committee of the State Government has recommended mangrove plantation over 500 hectare in Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi Delta in Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur …
Bhubaneswar: The State Government has sought No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chandipur for setting up the proposed 4,000-mw capacity Ultra Mega Power Project at Bijay Patna under Chandbali tehsil of Bhadrak district. According to official sources, despite the fact that the location of …
The state energy department has urged Power Finance Corporation (PFC) to obtain no objection certificate from the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) for setting up the coastal Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) at Bijayapatna under Chandbali tehsil in Bhadrak district. The site has been zeroed in for the second …
Dhamra: Showering praise on the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for being versatile, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that besides developing missiles it has produced unique bio-toilets for use by civilians, mainly in rural areas. DRDO, which had been focussing on developing missiles, aircraft and …
BALASORE: Heatwave swept districts of Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Bhadrak on Thursday with the day temperature hovering around 40 degree Celsius. The unexpected rise in temperatures has led to fears of a killer summer ahead. Sources said, while Balasore recorded 39 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature of the season, on Thursday, …
Chief Minister meets Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in New Delhi The Odisha government on Wednesday urged the Centre to take effective measures to realise the unsaturated agricultural potential of the State and to make the second green revolution a success in the eastern region of the country. The demands …
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday requested the Centre to clear several pending projects in the irrigation sector in view of their significance for the tribal and backward regions and areas affected by left wing extremism (LWE). The Chief Minister met the Union Minister for Water Resources Pawar Kumar …
BHUBANESWAR: A joint official team from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) will visit the State next week scouting for sites for establishment of two more ultra mega power projects (UMPPs). The Centre has given in principle approval for three ultra mega power projects for …
BHUBANESWAR: Balasore district is all set to lay the course for achieving increased agricultural productivity and consequent income enhancement for the farmers. A massive exercise will soon go underway in the district to change the dynamics of agriculture by empowering the farmers with latest technology inputs and implements, quality seeds …
At least 40 villagers undergo treatment. Panic spread among the residents of Maitapur area under the Simulia police station in Baleswar district after they began to experience an irritating smell of gas late on Saturday evening. The gas emanated from a neighbouring private pesticide manufacturing unit Krishi Rasayan. The unit …
Come New Year and the bird poachers are all set to earn a fast buck out of selling migratory birds. The meat of the birds remains in high demand among the tourists, which is provided by the poachers, who trap the birds slyly in and around Bhitarkanika National Park. The …
BHADRAK: After a devastating flood, the spectre of drought looms large over Bhadrak district with paddy crops in thousands of acres being damaged for want of water. The affected farmers have demanded immediate government intervention. There has been no rain in the area for the last 15 days and the …
The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) on Wednesday organised mock tsunami drills at cyclone shelters of six coastal districts. This exercise was held as a part of the drill scheduled to be held simultaneously in 20 Indian Ocean nations, including India. The exercise aimed at testing the Indian Ocean …
Basanti Sethi, 65, sits amid the ruins of her mudhouse-cum-paan shop and rummages through a smelly earthen pot. It used to contain everything she owned — till the night of September 22, when her house caved in under a rushing flood of water that also marooned her village of Maudpur …
