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: 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 …
JHARSUGUDA: The ash slurry pipe of Orissa Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) Limited at Banharpali in the district breached and ash spilled in the Hirakud dam reservoir on Wednesday night. OPGC transports its ash through pipes to the ash pond from its thermal power plant. The pipe is supported by an …
Bhubaneswar: A fresh spell of floods in river Baitarani inundated 12 gram panchayats in Bhadrak and Keonjhar districts, as waters receded in the Mahanadi delta, with the death toll on Friday climbing to 32 besides 12 others missing, official sources said. With situation improving in the Mahanadi delta and most …
Bhawanipatna: The recent causality by Dengue outbreak in Odisha is frowning upon with several deaths being reported from various places of the state. Though not as grim as in the most affected areas like Anugul and Jharsuguda, the situation in Kalahandi–one of the backward areas of the country–does not speak …
BHUBANESWAR: About 3,000 people were evacuated from the low-lying areas of Orissa after a huge discharge of water from the Hirakud Dam triggered fears of floods in 11 of the state's 30 districts, an official said Friday. According to reports, at least 1,600 people were moved from low-lying areas to …
Firm says lack of clarity in the way the state charges industry to be blamed. Vedanta Aluminum Ltd (VAL), already struggling to get environment and forest clearances for its Orissa projects, is now faced with a new challenge. The state government’s water resources department has alleged the company’s Jharsuguda unit …
SAMBALPUR: Normal life was hit in western Orissa on Thursday following disruption in train and bus services during a bandh, demanding scrapping of the proposed Sindol hydro power project and setting up of a permanent High Court bench in the region. The bandh call given by the Central Action Committee …
Sambalpur: Normal life was hit in Western Odisha on Thursday due to disruption in train and bus services and closure of shops during a bandh demanding scrapping of Sindol hydro-power project and setting up of a permanent High Court bench in the region. Shops, business establishments, schools, colleges, banks and …
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), an arm of Coal India Ltd (CIL), plans to set up a 1,600-Mw power plant in Orissa with an investment of Rs 9,000 crore. The pithead plant would be fed by the company’s stranded coal asset near the Ib valley in Jharsuguda, Vasundhara, said a person …
All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday he would back the Posco project if the Korean steel maker provided proper rehabilitation.
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL), a unit of Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources PLC, will invest about . 10,000 crore to complete its aluminium smelter and independent power plants at Jharsuguda. The company has so far invested around. 40,000-crore in its Lanjigarh and Jharsuguda projects in Orissa. It has set up a …
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL), a unit of Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources Plc, today said it has invested Rs 40,000 crore in its Orissa projects and aims to achieve 3,615 MW of generation capacity at its Jharsuguda power plants by the end of next year. "So far, we have achieved 2,415 …
BHUBANESWAR: After Posco and Vedanta, fate of three mega thermal power projects of the State hangs in balance as the Ministry of Environment and Forest continues to take a tough stand on the issue of granting statutory clearance for mining coal from the allotted blocks. Union Minister of State for …
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today made a strong plea for granting environmental clearance for mining from the two coal blocks allotted to the Orissa Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) in Sundargarh district. On a four-day visit to Delhi, the Chief Minister called upon Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal and discussed …
BHUBANESWAR: With the load of pollution alarmingly high in certain mining and industrial belts of the State, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has advised regular regional level monitoring of two such areas. Ib Valley and Jharsuguda, two industrial hotspots, have been picked by the ministry for the special …
JHARSUGUDA: At the first glance, Sanjob, Chuwaliberna, Madhuban Nagar and Ramadera are no different from scores of other villages dotting Jharsuguda district. Try pumping out water from one of the tube-wells and you will see why they stand apart: The water that gushes out of the mouth is black in …
JHARSUGUDA: Hundreds of villagers locked gates 1 and 2 of Vedanta Aluminium Limited protesting ash emission from the 600 mega watt unit of Independent Power Plant of Sterlite Energy Limited (SEL) on Wednesday. The unit restarted functioning on Monday. The unit had to be closed after the heavy ash emission …
BHUBANESWAR: EVEN as the Sterlite Energy Limited (SEL) shut down its newly commissioned power plant at Jharsuguda following public protest, the drastic fall in the supply of power from the Vedanta Aluminium
