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 …
BHUBANESWAR: Dengue positive cases are on the rise in the capital city. Though the state government claims that it takes several measures to control dengue disease, positive cases have crossed 650 mark so far. Around 300 cases have been reported from the city between August 9 and September 3. It …
With five new cases, the total number of positive cases in the state increased to 355 out of 1089 swab samples, said the Odisha health department statement. The death toll in the swine flu death in Odisha on Wednesday rose to 41 with one woman succumbing to H1N1 virus, official …
BHUBANESWAR: A 45-year-old man admitted in Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Sambalpur, died of swine flu on Tuesday, taking the H1N1 toll in the state to 30 so far, official sources said. Fourteen more people (nine men and five women) tested positive for H1N1, taking the …
Odisha has earned the dubious distinction of registering the maximum number of dengue positive cases in the country this season. As many as 3,264 persons have tested dengue positive in 25 districts of the State as on Wednesday while seven persons have succumbed to the disease officially. Odisha is followed …
Kendrapada: The recent report of the scientists of the Central Institute Of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) of Bhubaneswar has said the presence of high alkalinity, ammonia and biological oxygen demand (BOD) had contributed to the death of fish in the water bodies of Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district recently. A team of …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) to monitor the ambient air quality, stack emission and waste water discharged from a polluting plant at Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district. Hearing a petition filed by five villagers of Udayabata in Paradip on April 27, the tribunal …
Bhubaneswar: As uncertainty prevails over South Korean steel giant Posco's proposed plant near Paradip, the state government on Tuesday informed the assembly that around three lakh trees were felled during the process of land acquisition for the project. "According to sources available with Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (the state's …
PMO's intervention comes against the backdrop of the steel major temporarily dropping plans to set up a 12-mtpa integrated steel plant in Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha The Odisha government may offer steel giant Posco the option of a joint venture (JV) with state-run Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) as the Centre …
FIR against encroachers from Gobindpur, Nuagaon and Gadkaujang villages has been lodged at Abhayachandpur police station The Jagatsinghpur district administration has filed FIR against 18 villagers for encroaching upon the land acquired for Posco project and illegally raising betel vines. These villagers, who had dismantled their betel vines to clear …
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha on Sunday said it would oppose the land acquisition Bill proposed by the Centre during the monsoon session of Parliament beginning from Tuesday. The party said it would also raise the issue of South Korean steel major Posco, which has been asked …
JAGATSINGHPUR: Many rivers, considered the lifeline of Jagatsinghpur, have either dried up or are polluted with industrial waste and sewage. One such river is Alaka that flows through Biridi, Jagatsinghpur, Balikuda, Raghunathpur and Nuagaon blocks. The river stretches up to Erasama and joins the sea at Boitakulia under Erasama block. …
The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) will conduct an impact assessment study in Paradip area to ascertain whether gypsum, which is primarily used to produce fertilizers, is causing water pollution in the area. According to OSPCB regional officer (Paradip) Prashant Kumar Kar, two fertilizer plants - Paradeep Phosphates Limited …
The number of dengue patients in the State has crossed 3,000 with 80 new patients testing positive on Sunday. Sources in the Health Department said that out of a total of 154 blood samples tested at several laboratories in the State, 80 tested dengue positive. With this, the total number …
They pass resolution not to divert forest land for non-forest purpose. Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS), which is spearheading movement against acquisition of land for mega steel project by South Korean steel major POSCO in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district, said that villagers would re-occupy land acquired for the project. “Land has …
“States must re-examine applications for non-notified areas” The Union Ministry of Mines on Wednesday said mining lease applications from States would only be considered if they pertain to notified areas. Addressing a press conference here, Union Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, “States usually forward mining applications in both notified …
5,312 villages affected The death toll in the current flood and heavy rains in Orissa climbed to 45 on Sunday with reports of seven more people perishing in the natural disaster received from various flood-hit areas. Similarly, the total number of people affected in the state rose to nearly 33 …
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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Dharanidhar Mohapatra Vs MoEF & Others dated 05/08/2014 regarding environmental clearance given to M/s Kalinga Calciner Ltd. at Udayabata, Tahasil-Kujanga, District Jagatsinghpur, Odisha. Previous Orders
Forest land measuring 1838.79 hectares (ha) has been diverted for 15 industrial projects in the state between 2004 and 2013. A written reply by Bikram Arukh, minister for forest & environment in the assembly reveals that the forest land has been diverted for project proponents like Posco India, Essar Steel, …
