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 …
This article provides evidence on the role of consumer food subsidies in improving nutritional intake and diet quality by evaluating the expansion of the government food assistance program coverage in the hunger prone state of Odisha in India. In 8 districts of Odisha, popularly known as the Kalahandi-Balangir-Koraput (KBK) region …
KORAPUT: Three persons were affected by anthrax in Satasemala village under Nandapur block of the district on Saturday. The affected tribals are Bulu Pangi, Sadhuram Krisani and Padman Gudia of the same village. One of them was admitted to Koraput hospital in a critical condition. A local health team detected …
The Odisha Government has decided to scrap joint venture agreements with global major Rio Tinto, Vedanta group firm Sesa Sterlite and Aditya Birla group-owned Hindalco Industries, an official said on Wednesday. The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), run by the Odisha government, had inked joint ventures with Rio Tinto, Sesa Sterlite …
United under the banner of ‘Koraputia Jana Suakshya Sangh (KJSS)’, tribals held a demonstration at Semiliguda in Koraput district on Wednesday to protest against alleged infringement of their land rights. Environmental and social activists alleged that through the ordinance, the Central Government had attempted to dilute the Right to Fair …
The cyclone Hudhud has caused more than 20 landslides in 14 blocks of Koraput district. Of these, 14 landslides have occurred in Pottangi block alone, reports said. The Kotiya gram panchayat along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border has suffered the maximum damage. While road communication in Galigabadar, Ranasingh, Kumbhiguda, Talapaniki, Uppara …
The Odisha state government will submit a detailed report to the Union Government by October 16 on the losses due to cyclone Hudhud. This was informed by Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra on Tuesday. Accordingly, the Collectors of the concerned districts have been asked to send their reports …
A day after cyclone Hudhud hit the coast and then made its way to four districts in Orissa, the state government assessed that about 48,000 kutcha houses, 24 transformers, 600 electric poles and 75 km electric wires have been damaged. Overall, the cyclone appeared to have spared the state, with …
The government asks people to be prepared Sixteen districts in Odisha have been put on high alert, by the Odisha government, in view of the formation of a depression over the north Andaman Sea, which could well turn into a cyclonic storm in the next 72 hours. Chief Minister Naveen …
KORAPUT: Tension gripped Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's (HAL) unit at Sunabeda in Koraput district as land losers forcibly ploughed around 50 acre on its premises on Monday. The agitators were demanding jobs in the company and compensation to the persons displaced by the navratna PSU. Sources said over 200 villagers of …
Bhubaneswar: Thousands of forest dwellers and tribals in Odisha have threatened to boycott the assembly and Lok Sabha polls to protest the government’s apathy towards them, officials said Monday. The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoists has also put up posters urging people to boycott the polls in four southern districts …
Odisha added yet another chapter in its health care service with introduction of Urban Health Mission, which among other things will stress on reproductive and child health programmes as well as communicable and non-communicable diseases. Chief minister Mr Naveen Patnaik formally launched the programme, which will be implemented in all …
Koraput district in Odisha was conferred the national award under the schemes District award for effective initiatives in National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) administration in the 9th (MGNREGA) Diwas. Koraput is one among the nine districts in the country, which were selected for the prestigious MGNREGA National Awards. Koraput …
Company has also filed 33 applications for alternative bauxite mines Continuing its frenzied efforts to secure alternate bauxite supplies, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) has urged the Odisha government to fast track its applications for three small laterite deposits in Koraput district for mining lease by the end of this month. …
Tribal people of several villages have opposed china clay mining in Kadu hill in Koraput district claiming that the activity will leave the water sources dry and also affect their lives. “People living in 10 villages will lose their livelihood if mining takes place in Kadu hill. The hill has …
Tribals of several villages of Lamataput block in Koraput district have opposed china clay mining at Kadu hill under Machkund tehsil. The villagers under the banner Chitua Mati Dongor Surakhya Samiti have threatened to launch an agitation if the mining is not shelved. "People living in 10 villages will lose …
KORAPUT: The Koraput Forest Development Agency (KFDA) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dabur India Limited to procure minor forest produces (MFP) from tribals for 2013-14. This will help tribals in getting a correct price for their products. "Earlier, middlemen used to exploit the tribals. Agents roamed …
This mine, allotted to Hindalco, is spread over 270 acre land Tribals at Koraput in Odisha have threatened to intensify their stir, if Hindalco went ahead with its plan of resuming bauxite mining at Mali Parbat. The mine used to feed the company’s aluminium plant at Renukoot in Uttar Pradesh. …
The local met centre has urged the state government to take necessary steps to protect the standing crops in the field in south and western Odisha Cyclone Phailin Several districts, particularly those in south Odisha, have been put on alert because of approaching severe cyclonic storm Lehar, that is expected …
With fear gripping people in Odisha at the approach of severe cyclonic storm 'Phailin' to Gopalpur on October 12 where it would make landfall, the IMD today affirmed it would not be a super cyclone. "Do not compare the present system with the super cyclone of 1999. We expect Phailin …
