Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pinak Ranjan Das Vs District Collector Jajpur & Others dated 15/04/2021. The matter related to illegal sand mining in Kharsrota river, district Jajpur, Odisha. The bench of Justice B. Amit Sthalekar directed the constitution of a Committee to conduct an …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pinak Ranjan Das Vs District Collector Jajpur & Others dated 15/04/2021. The matter related to illegal sand mining in Kharsrota river, district Jajpur, Odisha. The bench of Justice B. Amit Sthalekar directed the constitution of a Committee to conduct an …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ranjit Kumar Dora Vs District Collector Jajpur & Others dated 28/01/2019 regarding illegal sand mining in the Brahmani river in Dharmasala Tehsil, Jajpur District, Odisha. It is contended that there is rampant use of excavators while permission has been granted …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ananta Kumar Das & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 07/02/2017 regarding mechanical mining in Vyasnagar, Jajpur District, Odisha.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ananta Kumar Das Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 03/01/2017 regarding sand mining in Baitarani river near Sanala village, Jajpur District, Odisha. NGT in its Order makes it clear that the mining based on the …
The blood samples collected from disease-affected under-weight children in Nagada village in Jajpur district have tested positive for Immunoglobulin M (IgM) confirming prevalence of measles. Health officials collected the samples from children under three years of age and an adult following death of 18 Juang children allegedly due to malnutrition …
Government opens free kitchen and health camp as five children of Jajpur die in 20 days The Odisha government is struggling to provide health care in Nagada village and adjoining hamlets, perched on a hilltop in Jajpur district, where five children have died in the past 20 days. While the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Aswini Kumar Dhal Vs Odisha Pollution Control Board & Others dated 25/05/2016 regarding severe air and water pollution caused by a railway siding/stack yard in Jakhpura railway station Jajpur district, Odisha. NGT finds the East-Coast Railway …
BHUBANESWAR: Steel major Tata Steel commissioned its much-hyped integrated steel plant at Kalinganagar Industrial Complex in Jajpur district of Odisha on Wednesday. The six million tonne per annum (MTPA) plant aimed to expand its capacity to 16 mtpa with an investment of Rs one lakh crore by 2025. With this …
The spectre of an impending drought looms large over about 35 gram panchayats in Sukinda and Danagadi blocks in Jajpur district due to scanty rainfall. The paddy crops in these areas are in imminent danger of failing, partially due to water shortage. This follows poor monsoon precipitation in the present …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Aswini Kumar Dhal Vs Odisha Pollution Control Board & Ors. dated 05/08/2015 regarding pollution caused due to railway siding at Jakhpura Railway Station, District Jajpur, Odisha. In the order the Tribunal also stated that since the …
Tribal villages of Sukinda block and Badachana block in Jajpur district are facing acute water scarcity since the month of April. Since temperature is going up, the problem will be compounded. The villages like Dubikhala, Mangalpur, Ambadula, Lembu , Rankia, Bandhaga, Bamanagar, Pimpudia, Kharadi, Kaliapani and Chingudiapal, etc with a …
The Odisha High Court has asked the Collectors of three districts to stop all stone quarrying and mining activities in biodiversity zones and cancel the leases granted to individuals in such areas. A Division Bench of the court comprising Chief Justice Amitava Roy and Justice AK Rath issued the notices …
The deadly dengue continues to affect more and more areas with 29 out of 30 districts now under its grip. The total number of dengue positive cases has jumped to 4,011 this season. Of the 161 samples tested on Saturday, 59 were positive. The fever has claimed nine lives so …
The Odisha High Court on Thursday asked forest and revenue officials of both the Central and State Governments to inquire into an alleged forestland grab by certain influential persons in Dharmasala block of Jajpur district and submit reports within two weeks. The HC notice came in connection with the alleged …
Most from Jajpur dist At least 50 new dengue patients were admitted at the SCB Medical College Hospital here during the past 24 hours, taking the total number of dengue patients currently undergoing in the hospital to 138 by Tuesday afternoon. Hospital Emergency Officer Dr BN Moharana informed that the …
Every year over 500 idols of Lord Ganesh in and around Jajpur district are immersed in the rivers and streams after the Puja is over. And that raises the environmental concerns after all the fun and frolics have gone. However, to make this year’s Ganesh festival an environment-friendly one, many …
Villagers surviving on contaminated water Noted youth leader Biswa Ranjan Mallick on Sunday alleged that the State Government has turned apathetic in providing relief to the flood-affected people of the Bari area in Jajpur district. After visiting most of the marooned areas of Bari block, Mallik told reporters that the …
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 …
Normal life in most parts of State was badly affected due to incessant rains being witnessed for past 48 hours. Flood threats also loomed large in some coastal as well as northern districts. Heavy rain lashed almost all districts. It battered whole Cuttack district which received an average rainfall of …
BHUBANESWAR: A team of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) officials on Wednesday visited Sukinda to collect water samples to check the pollution level in Damsal nullah and the Brahmani following a directive of Orissa high court. Before leaving for Sukinda, the team, headed by CPCB (Kolkata office) senior environmental engineer …
