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 …
Supreme Court has allowed Tata Steel to continue mining activities at chromite mine in Sukinda, Odisha, till May 9. The extension is crucial as the temporary working permit, granted in March 2013 by the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) to operate the mine, was to expire on April 12 …
Official fears harm to Buddhist heritage of the State State government is set to ban quarrying of hillocks dotted around the famous Buddhist sites Lalitgiri, Udaygiri and Ratnagiri, known as ‘Diamond Triangle of Odisha Tourism’ in Jajpur district. “Indiscriminate quarrying of hillocks around Lalitgiri, Udaygiri and Ratnagiri would prove detrimental …
Sand mining continues in many parts of Kendrapada and Jajpur districts despite the August 14 National Green Tribunal order to curb such practices without proper environment clearance. Illegal sand mining is going on near Bramahani, Baitarani, Kharosotra and Luna rivers with powerful local mafias allegedly involving agricultural labourers in the …
Akshaya Kumar Sahoo RTI awareness workshops were organised in Tata Steel's peripheral areas, like Sukinda, Bamanipal and Joda OVER FIVE thousand people, most of them tribals liv ng in the remote parts of Jajpur and Keonjhar districts of Orissa, are no longer gnorant about their rights and entitlements. Nor are …
“We are tribals and we love our land and our forests that are a part of our culture,” said Kalundia while adding they would not give up their land at any cost. Another bbjm activist, Dabur Kalundia, alleged the road is being constructed to give police easy access to the …
Prafulla Das KALINGANAGAR: The upcoming steel hub in Orissa's Jajpur district appeared to be a war zone on Friday, with policemen surrounding hundreds of tribals, who were opposing the construction of a common corridor road to give access to Tata Steel's six million tonne proposed steel mill. Three days after …
Tata Steel on Tuesday said that the work on its Rs 21,000crore Kalinganagar project in Orissa is likely start in April. The project has been already delayed by four years due to stiff resistance from locals over the issues of displacement and rehabilitation. The country's largest private sector steel maker …
PARADIP: With the Central Government virtually breathing down its neck to expedite work on the much delayed Posco project, the State Government has asked the district administration to convene a meeting of the Rehabilitation and Periphery Development Advisory Committee next month. President of South Korea Lee Myung Bak, is said …
Proceedings of public hearing held on 10.06.09 at 10.30 am for the proposed project of Tailangi-a chromite mines of m/s. idcol ferrochrome & alloys ltd. for enhancement of production of chrome ore erom 0.6 ltpa to 1.4 ltpa over an area of 65.683 ha & benification plant capacity of 1.15 …
BHUBANESWAR: Even though the Centre had launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) way back in 2000 with the objective of providing all weather connectivity to villages, in many instances funds earmarked for the scheme did not yield the desired result. In its latest report, the Comptroller and Auditor …
In the era of liberalization and privatization, a sizeable number of mineral processing industries are coming to invest in the mineral rich state of Orissa. As a result, there is large involuntary population displacement of the marginalized sections including tribal. There is resistance leading to agitation by 'already' and 'potential' …
Sukinda Valley, Orissa is known for its chromite ore deposits. The open cast mining for chromium is being carried out since 1950. The extraction of chromite has mostly been carried out by open cast and at few places by under ground mining methods. The possibility of leaching contaminants from the …
With property prices skyrocketing across the country, there are suspicions that the government is covertly leveraging its sez policy to benefit realtors Prominent industrialist Rahul Bajaj charges the developers with turning these zones into a land scam in their zest to secure tax holidays. Scoffing at any comparisons between sezs …
at least 12 tribals and a policeman were killed in a clash at the Kalinga Nagar steel complex in Orissa's Jajpur district on January 2, 2006. The state government has ordered a judicial inquiry. Nearly 800 tribals from nearby villages were protesting the construction of a boundary wall for a …
