Order of the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack in the matter of Mitra Bhanu Mohapatra & Others Vs Secretary, Road Transport & Highways Government of India & Others dated 09/07/2021. A Public Interest Litigation was filed drawing attention to the pathetic condition of stretches of the National Highway 215/20 …
In a major success, the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) management relocated 32 families from two settlements located in the core critical area of the tiger habitat. Inhabitants of two tribal settlements from the core of STR which include 22 families of Upper Barahkamuda and 10 families of Balnaghar were shifted …
Outbreak of epidemic is looming large following floods in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts. While two persons have died of diarrhoea in Morada, several others have been hospitalised. The deceased, Muchiram Soren (53) and Raunde Murmu (70), belonged to flood-hit Kusumakuti village in Mayurbhanj district. Soren succumbed to the disease while …
To take up relief and restoration works in the affected areas of Odisha. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik has sought an advance of Rs 1,000 crore from the government of India to take up relief and restoration works in the affected areas of Odisha. “I would request you to release an …
The State Government has set a target to improve 2,158 km of State Highways to two-lane standards during the 12th Plan period. The double-laning of the roads will be taken under the State Highway Development Project (SHDP) with an estimated cost of around Rs 3,000 crore. A project management cell …
Dengue has begun to spread its tentacles to more parts of the State with at least 77 positive cases reported from several districts. Cuttack has been the worst hit with 48 patients testing dengue positive while the Capital city of Bhubaneswar has reported seven cases as on Sunday. Ganjam, Angul, …
Keonjhar: After Similipal sanctuary in Mayurbhanj district, poachers now seem to be making inroads into the Hadagarh sanctuary. The fact came to light after wildlife division forest officials seized the carcass of three elephants, allegedly killed by tusk smugglers from Hadagarh wildlife sanctuary near Chakratirtha biodiversity area. The forest department …
The authorities of the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) have started the process to undertake an annual sign survey of wild animals in the national park in Mayurbhanj district from Monday. According to STR Deputy Director Bikash Ranjan Das, the survey, being conducted from April 22 to April 27, would help …
BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Monday announced 314 villages of four districts, Balasore, Bhadrak, Mayurbhanj and Nuapada, as drought-hit for poor rainfall during rainy season in 2012 leading to 50% crop loss. Revenue minister S N Patro told the assembly that the declaration was made based on the crop-cutting experiment …
Despite concern over the end use of both ground and river water for industrial purposes, the use of ground water for drinking, irrigation and industries in Odisha is 26.14 per cent. Besides, there is plenty in store for this reportedly finite resource under the earth for use. However, the steps …
Despite Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s pro-tribal image, over 200 tribal families displaced in 1998 to pave way for construction of Golden Quadrilateral National Highway are left in the lurch. They are yet to be rehabilitated as promised by the district administration. Over 500 tribals, including children, who had migrated from …
After imposing penalty of about Rs 75,000 crore against 104 mining companies for excess production of ore, Odisha government has identified 111 mines violating environment laws, official sources said. "The state government has directed the collectors of districts concerned to initiate action against the defaulting mining companies as per the …
The Justice M B Shah Commission of enquiry probing into large scale illegal mining activities has urged collectors of Sundergarh, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar- the three mineral rich districts in Odisha, to furnish details of all iron ore and manganese leases on or before November 1. “During the examination of records …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Thursday set a target to create irrigation potential for 12.78 lakh hectares through the Odisha Watershed Development Mission (ODWM) during the next seven years. A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reviewed the irrigation potential so far created in the integrated action plan …
BHUBANESWAR: The South West Monsoon withdrew from most parts of Odisha on Monday signalling the end of rainy season which recorded a rare zero percent deviation this year. The India Meteorological Department announced that monsoon withdrew from Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Balangir, Nuapada, Sonepur, Kalahandi, Deogarh and parts of the …
Large-scale mining in the buffer zone of Similipal Biosphere in Mayurbhanj district is threatening the wildlife and flora and fauna of the second largest tiger reserve in the country. Despite crores being spent in the name of conservation and the Project Tiger, wildlife activists said illegal mining was causing irreparable …
The Centre-sponsored rural tourism projects in the State are moving at a slow pace. The Ministry of Tourism had started these projects in 2007 not only to promote rural tourism but also provide opportunities to rural populace to improve their socio-economic condition. In Odisha, the ministry had identified eight villages …
Bhubaneswar: Taking note of inclusion of Similipal Biosphere Reserve and its reserve forest in World Network of Biosphere Reserves, the state government has decided to scale up livelihood projects to provide alternative livelihood for the people living inside the bio-sphere to lessen their dependency on forest resources. Presiding over a …
The Centre has approved a Rs 240-crore action plan of the State Government under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM). Official sources said the district administrations have been asked to submit their action plans under the NRLM to the State Government. Guidelines for preparation of action plan have already been …
BHUBANESWAR: As high as 45.5 pc of males in the State chew tobacco. The number of females is no less with not less than 30 pc addicted to chewing-tobacco. More than 38 per cent population of Odisha is addicted to chewing tobacco. The habit is more prevalent in rural areas …
If the State’s jumbo population has seen a jump by 44 from 1886 to 1930, that of Sambalpur and Mayurbhanj present a worrying situation. Rampant poaching in the forests of Mayurbhanj district, tussle for space and fodder besides sagging electric wires, particularly, in Sambalpur district, have the wildlife activists and …
