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 …
Number of people affected has crossed 500 with 375 samples from the town of Barbil alone testing positive for dengue virus Outbreak of dengue in different parts of Odisha, particularly in Cuttack and Keonjhar districts, has led to panic among the people. The number of dengue infected persons in the …
CUTTACK: Dengue is back to haunt denizens of Cuttack. In last two weeks, at least 11 cases of dengue have been reported officially in the city. And the major cause of concern is that out of 11, atleast eight cases have been reported from Jagatpur locality. After detection of the …
Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Dengue has returned to the state with at least 225 people testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease in the three districts of Keonjhar, Cuttack and Bhadrak. More than 150 cases were reported in the past one month. The Barbil area of Keonjhar district seems to be the epicentre of …
Bhubaneswar: Despite the state government's claim of substantial reduction of poverty, a recent official statement has revealed that many children, a large section of them from the tribal belt, are malnourished. According to the government's own estimates, produced by women and child development minister Usha Devi in a written reply …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) to close down the illegally-run breweries in Tangi in Cuttack district and file a compliance report on May 6. The tribunal directed the Forests and Environment Department Principal Secretary, the Additional Chief Forest Conservator, the Cuttack district …
Bhubaneswar: Although the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) makes tall claims of monitoring reuse and disposal of industrial waste, 23 million tonne of waste is lying undisposed in the state, which can be extremely hazardous for the environment. The forest and environment minister, Bikram Keshari Arukh, on Tuesday said …
With mercury level rising, water scarcity is already being experienced in many parts of Narsinghpur block of Cuttack district. Water bodies are fast drying up. Water level in wells and ponds has hit rock bottom in many villages. Sources said water scarcity has gripped the villagers of at least 33 …
ABAAS -- the Odisha Urban Housing Mission – that envisages at providing all residents of urban areas access to range of housing options in the State was launched here on Sunday. The mission will supplement the central scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY) that proposes to make houses available to …
BHUBANESWAR: More than 70,000 hectare (ha) in Khurda and Cuttack districts have been proposed to be brought under the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary which abuts the Capital City and acts as its oxygen mask. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued the draft …
BHUBANESWAR: Though heat wave condition eased out across Odisha, Bhubaneswar, which recorded 40.3 degree Celsius, remained the hottest city in the State on Thursday. Meanwhile, the toll due to sunstroke climbed to 30 in the State. The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall at one or two places over north Odisha …
BHUBANESWAR: The heat wave death toll in the State jumped to 81 though blistering conditions showed a let up over many parts of Odisha on Wednesday. With 16 death reports, Ganjam topped the list whereas 15 persons allegedly died due to sunstroke in Jajpur. Cuttack reported 10 deaths while Khurda …
Even as uncertainty continues to prevail over the fate of Posco’s mega steel project near Paradip, the State Government has maintained that the ball is in the Centre’s court with regard to raw material linkage for the South Korean firm. According to Steel and Mines minister Prafulla Kumar Mallick, the …
Amid growing concern over increasing incidence of diabetes, the state government has decided to screen around 46 lakh people in 10 districts this year. These are Cuttack, Puri, Ganjam, Khurda, Sambalpur, Rayagada, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Sundargarh and Angul. Health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said people above 30 years will be screened …
State’s maternal mortality rate 230 against national average of 178 Concerned over a persisting high maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Odisha, the National Health Mission (NHM) has decided to expedite administering of iron sucrose injections in pregnant women in order to check anaemia-related maternal deaths in the State. While the …
To involve children of 400 schools from Nov Wild Orissa, working in the field of wildlife conservation since 1996, will hold a bird study and conservation programme involving students of 400 schools in the State from November. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Odisha SS Srivastava, as chief guest, inaugurated …
The Orissa government on Thursday breathed easy as over 11 lakh cusecs of flood waters in the Mahanadi river system passed without causing damage to the tune it was anticipated. Nonetheless, over 18 lakh people in 23 districts were affected by the high floods in the Mahanadi and other major …
Orissa Thursday heaved a sigh of relief as the floodwaters expected to course through the Mahanadi river delta came down to a manageable level. However, the situation continued to remain grim with the death toll reaching 35. Most of the victims were either swept away or drowned. As many as …
BHUBANESWAR: After threatening to flood the deltaic region, the Mahanadi river relented on Thursday as its peak discharge at Munduli stayed just about 11 lakh cusec, much below what coastal Odisha districts were dreading. The water flow fell further during the day to 10.34 lakh cusec and the State Government …
The spread of dengue has assumed alarming proportions in the State with 86 patients undergoing treatment in various hospitals across 15 districts. Of these patients, the conditions of 10 were stated to be critical. Sources said a total of 993 blood samples have been tested so far and 66 of …
Collectors put on alert for exigencies, death toll 16 The flood situation has aggravated in 12 districts of north, central and coastal Odisha following rise in water levels of major rivers like Mahanadi, Baitarani, Budhabalang and Subarnarekha and their tributaries. The situation has particularly worsened due to incessant rains, triggered …
