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 …
Back out due to poor fuel linkage; state to lose Rs 10,000 cr investments, 2,320 Mw power capacity Apart from poor coal linkages, thermal power producers in Odisha are also having to deal with weak power demand, delay in land acquisition and difficulty in raising credit Thermal power projects are …
With major reservoirs of the State facing serious siltation which shrinks the water storage capacity, the Odisha Government is preparing comprehensive management plans to address the critical issue of degradation in their catchment areas. Although reservoirs are under the management control of Water Resources department, the Government has pooled in …
Eight million people affected, 17 lives lost; Ganjam bears brunt of cyclone Cyclone Phailin, which made a landfall on the southern coast of Odisha at around 8:30 pm on Saturday at a windspeed of 200 km an hour, affected a cultivable area of 0.5 million hectares and damaged 80 per …
Tata Power Company Ltd (TPCL) has decided to shift the location of its 2000 Mw coal-based power plant in the state from Naraj in Cuttack district to Begunia in Khurda district. The shifting was necessitated as the company faced opposition of the state forest and environment department and green activists …
Steep fall in child sex ratio and population in the 0-6 age-group in Census 2011 has brought back the spotlight on pre-natal sex determination by couples in Orissa. The child sex ratio (0-6 years) fell from 953 to 941, the lowest since 1961. Nayagarh district from where several dead foetus …
Bhubanewsar The Orissa government on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the central government seeking financial assistance of R2,120.92 crore for relief and rehabilitation in flood affected areas of the state. The state special relief commissioner (SRC), Pradipta Mohapatra, said that the memorandum, which was sent to New Delhi by a …
Floods triggered by heavy rains over the past week and huge discharge of water from Hirakud dam have killed at least 16 people in Orissa and displaced thousands, an official said Sunday. There were reports of six people being swept away in Nayagarh and Bargarh districts but their dead bodies …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has set 2013 deadline for completing the drinking water projects in the four fluoride-hit districts. In several pockets of Angul, Nuapada, Balasore and Nayagarh districts, fluorosis has taken a toll on the local population necessitating the pipe-water projects by the Government. In Angul, Nayagarh and Balasore, …
A month before the chariot festival of Jagannath in Odisha’s Puri town, newspapers in the state published a government advertisement: “Donate phasi timber for chariot construction.” It promised a felicitation certificate to anyone donating timber for making three gigantic chariots. The appeal soon made headlines. With thousands of devotees set …
Bhubaneswar: Seeking investment in the backward KBK (Kalahandi-Bolangir-Koraput) region in the state, the Odisha government on Monday approved investments of Rs1045 crore in power and petroleum sectors, official sources said. The state government is working out a policy on how to mobilise investment in KBK region. The government is also …
NAYAGARH: A modern thermal power plant is all set to come up in the State soon. BGR Energy Systems Limited, headquartered at Chennai, will be setting up the plant in Bhapur block with a production capacity of 1320 MW. The plant which will adopt super critical method using less water …
Neither do elephants change routes, nor are they known to use a man-made structure or follow road signs THE DAY Jairam Ramesh declared the elephant as a
Bhubaneswar: The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on Tuesday accorded the Stage I forest clearance to the Brutang Irrigation Project in Nayagarh district. The Odisha government on March 18 had submitted a proposal to obtain MoEF
NAYAGARH: As many as 55 villages under tribal-infested Chhamundia and Badasilinga gram panchayats here have been cut off from the mainstream since Thursday after a temporary bridge over river Brutang on Gania-Chhamundia road in Daspalla was washed away due to heavy rains. The temporary bridge was constructed after the main …
NAYAGARH: Even as rains have brought down the temperature, there is no respite from water scarcity for Madhaberani village in Khandapada block. With tubewells lying defunct and water sources dried up, womenfolk have to walk down to Mahanadi river to fetch drinking water. Similar is the situation in several villages …
BHUBANESWAR: After system of rice intensification (SRI) paddy, it is sustainable sugarcane initiative (SSI) which would be the next generation sugarcane production technique with the rising labour cost and water crisis in the State. The SSI method would not only be requiring less labour and water, but it would also …
NAYAGARH: Even though no suspected swine flu case has been detected in the district, the health administration is battle-ready for a possible outbreak. ADMO (Public Health) DR Mishra told this to mediapersons here on Saturday. A District Rapid Response Team (DRRT) with CDMO, ADMO (PH), a medicine specialist and a …
NAYAGARH: As many as 27 villages have been marooned due to heavy rains in the district since yesterday. The villages have been inundated by the swelling Kuanria river, Brutang river, Mahisha and Besali rivulets. One of the worst hit area is Daspalla which has received 140 mm of rainfall. Water …
