Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Kabiraj Mahapatra Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/10/2023. According to the applicant, Kabiraj Mahapatra sand is being illegally lifted in Chikiti tehsil, district Ganjam, Siripur area without clearance from State Environment Impact Assessment Authority …
The third edition of HIV-awareness train, best known as the Red Ribbon Express, completed its journey in the State on Friday with a record high 5,97,788 people visiting the train in all the districts that it had touched. The train, on a mission to create awareness among the people on …
Short supply of seeds from the Agricultural Department has distressed farmers in Ganjam district raising doubts over kharif cultivation. According to the Deputy Director of Agriculture Office sources, an indent was sent to the Department for supply of 54.78 quintals of paddy seeds but till date only 34 quintals had …
The book highlights the challenges faced by users of the NRHM as well as those offering the delivery systems under the mission. IN 2005, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) launched its flagship programme for health for the rural poor promising, among other things, a complete architectural overhaul of the system. …
BHUBANESWAR: Large-scale erosion of Olive Ridley nesting grounds in the State has prompted the Wildlife Wing to look for answers. While the Gahirmatha rookeries have already been facing major changes every year keeping the sea turtles away, the erosion of Rushikulya nesting grounds has woken up the Wildlife Wing. It …
BHUBANESWAR: The Maoist-infested Laxmipur block in Koraput district which hogged the headlines for the wrong reason was back in the news on Tuesday. In a move that will help resolve the current crisis over land dispute, nearly 500 landless tribal families were given pattas under the land allocation programme, initiated …
Berhampur: A probe has been ordered into the allegation that child labourers were being engaged in executing works of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Ganjam district. District Level Monitoring Committee will inquire into the allegation of child labour engaged in the MGNREGS work, district collector Krishan …
A large number of eggs of Olive Ridley turtles were destroyed due to sea erosion in the mouth of Rushikulya river in Odisha’s Ganjam district where the endangered sea species nest. “We think around 10 to 20 per cent of eggs were washed away due to the sea erosion,” divisional …
BERHAMPUR: The erosive waves of the Bay of Bengal have again started to threaten villages on the coastline of Ganjam district. During past two days, the Podempeta village in Chhatrapur block of the district witnessed the fury of sea waves. The village is inhabited mostly by marine fishermen. On Sunday …
Berhampur: The Odisha government has decided to make solar fencing to arrest increasing man-elephant conflicts in Ganjam district. In the first phase, around five-km stretch would be fenced near Narayani jungle under Khallikote forest range to prevent entry of jumbos into human habitats. The work for solar fencing will start …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government declared 17 of the 30 districts as drought-affected on Thursday. The announcement comes a day after Opposition Congress and BJP slammed the BJD Government for the alleged delay in providing assistance to the affected farmers. The decision was taken after receiving reports on possible crop loss …
BHUBANESWAR: With the World AIDS Day theme of ‘Getting to Zero’, the State Government on Thursday started a number of initiatives to meet the goal of “zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths” in the State. At a function organised to mark the event, Health and Family …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government is keen on including iodised salt in the public distribution system (PDS) in order to ensure access by the lowest rung of the society and tackle the high prevalence of iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) in the population, said Health Secretary Anu Garg . The proposed project …
BHUBANESWAR: In another step towards food security in the state, Odisha has been included in International programme for Roots and Tuber Crops (RTC), initiated by International Potato Centre (known by its Spanish acronym CIP). The project seeks to achieve food security on sustained basis through scientific research on potato, sweet …
Berhamupur: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday laid the foundation-stone for the proposed anti-Maoist Vijayawada-Ranchi corridor at Aska in Ganjam district. The corridor would go a long way in solving certain basic problems affecting not only some regions but the entire state, he said during his one-day visit to the …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has proposed linking the river Rushikulya with the Bansadhara through the Nandini Canal Project to overcome drinking water problem in the areas of the Ganjam district affected by drought frequently. Official sources said the State Government is in touch with the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) …
BERHAMPUR: Along with the rain, sea waves have again posed threat to villages on the Ganjam district coast. During last two days, two coastal villages witnessed the fury of catabolic action of sea waves. Arjyapalli and Podempeta in Chatrapur block of the district are inhabited by fishermen. On Monday night, …
BERHAMPUR: Uncertainty looms large over the setting up of the Rs 1,150-crore titanium project that has run into controversy in the wake of differences between the Indian and Russian promoters of the company. The proposed project at Chhatrapur in Ganjam district came under a cloud when the Russian partners - …
The census of India’s poor began on June 29 in Tripura, in the Northeast, with a methodology Jairam Ramesh, who was made Union rural development minister in the recent reshuffle, didn’t get a chance to contribute to. It has some improvements over the method followed in the previous census, but …
BHUBANESWAR: Persons with disabilities are more vulnerable to disaster impacts due to their physical condition. But often during disasters, they are either left out or don't get help in the cycle of disaster risk reduction and response at the community level, said Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management Surya Narayan …
BHUBANESWAR: Ganjam is Orissa's most populous district but Balangir records the highest growth. The Census 2011, provisional results of which were declared today, has revealed that with a population of 35,20,151 Ganjam is State's most inhabited district, followed by Cuttack with 26,18,708. Mayurbhanj and Balasore follow closely with Khurda ranked …
