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 …
KENDRAPARA: Even as the world leaders are debating the grave danger to earth at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in Denmark (COP 15 Copenhagen), back home in Kendrapara district the victims of climate change are unaware of the brain-storming sessions. Rising seas caused by human-induced global warming …
KENDRAPARA: Diwali is not round the corner, but villagers within Bhitarkanika National Park and its nearby areas are on a cracker-buying spree. Reason: They plan to drive out the prowling herds of wild boars and spotted deer feasting on standing crop. Bhitarkanika is home to the largest number of wild …
KENDRAPARA: Large numbers of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have started arriving at three major rookeries - Devi river mouth , Rushikulya river mouth and Gahirmatha marine sanctuary. As the turtles are mating in sea waters, the Forest and Coast Guard officials have remained on high alert. To protect the …
RABINDRA NATH CHOUDHURY he priest of a mutt in Khadipal village in Orissa's Kendrapara district, nearly 150 km from here, was on Thursday charged with violation of wildlife act for illegally confining a rare turtle, which is being worshipped as God in the local temple. "The case was registered under …
KENDRAPARA: The State Government has prepared a blueprint to shift 3,000 people from the seaside villages of Satabhaya and Kanhupur under Satabhaya gram panchayat in Rajnagar block. The sea has been eroding vast tracts of land in these villages. District Collector Sishirkanta Panda announced that the Chief Minister had recently …
KENDRAPARA: The delicious mud crab has disappeared from menu in coastal Kendrapara district and other areas due to rampant catching of baby crabs by fishermen and other reasons. Reports said the population of mud crab is declining year after year. A few years back, fish markets in Kendrapara and its …
PARADIP/KENDRAPARA: The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has swung into action along with Coast Guard and Paradip Port Trust (PPT) today, on the directive of the State Government, to prevent possible oil spill from the sunken Mongolian ship
KENDRAPARA: THE 77-day ban on the visit of tourists to Bhitarkanika National Park was lifted today and the visitors were allowed into the park. The ban was imposed from May 15 to July 31 so as not to disturb the salt water crocodiles (Crocodilus porosus) during the mating and nesting …
KENDRAPARA: The Orissa State Disaster Mitigation Authority (OSDMA) installed 21 ham (amateur) radios in ten districts, including six coastal ones, recently. Last year, UNDP provided the ham radios to OSDMA for installation. Due to non-availability of trained ham radio operators the installation of radios was delayed, said Pravat Ranjan Mohapatra, …
BHUBANESWAR: The clouds have struck with a vengeance. The State, which was reeling under heatwave till June 23, now faces a serious flood situation triggered by a depression. Many rivers have started swelling and more rains are in the offing due to the low pressure over Bay of Bengal. This …
KENDRAPARA: Fate of large number of shrimp farmers and seafood exporters hangs in balance due to slipshod attitude of the Fisheries Department, alleged Gorachand Mohanty, president of Orissa chapter of Sea Food Exporters
KENDRAPARA: Cholera virus has been found in gastro-affected villages of Rajnagar block in Kendrapara district where recently 12 persons, including six children, died after suffering from water-borne diseases.
KENDRAPARA: Life was thrown out of gear in several parts of coastal Orissa due to heavy rains accompanied by gales today under the impact of a cyclonic storm, even as tidal waves lashed some areas. Incessant rain triggered by the depression submerged low-lying areas in the coastal districts of Jagatsinghpur …
Olive Ridley turtles missed their annual nesting trip to the Orissa coast last year. Conservation groups blamed the upcoming port at Dhamra. The turtles are back this year, and port proponents Tata and L&T; claim vindication. They overlook the violations that have allowed the port at Dhamra in the first …
KENDRAPARA: In flagrant violation of laid-down norms, 500 brick-kilns, including 60 modern chimney brick-kilns, are operating in this coastal district. Environmentalists said the brick-kilns have become a major cause of land degradation, rising temperature and air pollution. Most of the brick kilns have been set up on agricultural land. The …
KENDRAPARA: More than a million baby Olive Ridley sea turtles have started emerging from the sandy nesting grounds at Nasi-1 and Nasi-2 islets under Gahiramatha marine sanctuary of Kendrapara district today, said Prasanna Kumar Behera, the divisional forest officer of Bhitarkanika National Park. After emerging from the nests the turtle …
With the summer at its peak, villagers of Kendrapara are facing acute shortage of water. Due to scanty rainfall and excessive exploitation of groundwater in the last one year, water table in these areas has slid down drastically. Even wells in many areas have dried up since last month. In …
