Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Bibhu Dash & Others Vs Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation & Others dated 05/02/2024. The affidavit of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board stated that the STP cannot be constructed because the sewage outflow of Manorama Estates Welfare Society to their …
The state government on Wednesday announced to undertake roof top rain water harvesting on a pilot basis in Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Titlagarh, Jharsuguda and Brajarajnagar in the first phase and the project will be expanded later. The government has set a target to spend Rs 100 crore on this project in …
The Odisha government on Wednesday decided to spend Rs.100 crore in creating rainwater harvesting structures (RHS) in urban areas over next five years. In the first phase, urban areas such as Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Titlagarh, Jharusguda and Brajarajnagar have been identified for implementation of RHS schemes through the Water Resource Department. …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will provide financial, technical and managerial assistance to the Odisha government to construct 30 lakh pucca houses in the state. The houses would be constructed by 2019. This proposal was discussed at a meeting between Panchayati Raj minister Arun Sahu and UNDP country head …
While most of the 167 Durga idols in the city were immersed in Daya and Kuakhai rivers on Sunday, the post-immersion scenario remained a matter of concern as no fully-guarded measures were taken to check waters of the rivers from getting polluted. Sources said the concerned authorities had not taken …
The Odisha government will study the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) currently in use at Ahmedabad, ahead of adopting a similar project for its capital city Bhubaneswar. Next month, the state housing and urban development secretary, G Mathivathanan, will visit Gujarat for this purpose, according to officials. “The secretary to …
In view of the lack of facilities to evacuate storm water due to encroachment in urban areas, the State Government has decided to create a separate Urban Drainage Division under the Odisha Water Supply & Sewerage Board (QWSSB) to execute all storm water drainage projects in the urban centres through …
The Lions Club Bhubaneswar in association with the Lion Minati Cancer Foundation and the Red Cross Society organised a health camp at the Goura Charan Vidyapitha at Chhatabara on Friday. The camp was inaugurated by Rotary District Governor Amita Jena. Blood samples were collected from the students aged between 13 …
Seventy-two apartments and 10 educational institutions have come under the scanner of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) for discharging untreated wastewater. The pollution board will ask the apartments and institutions to set up sewage treatment plants (STP) on their premises. According to the board, the hostels of the …
In a bid to meet the future electricity demand, the State Government has decided to implement solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in at least 25 un-electrified or power-starved villages in each district on a pilot basis. In this regard, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Science & Technology Surendra Kumar has asked the district Collectors to …
The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has asked hospitals having more than 100 beds to adhere to guidelines on discharge of waste water. “As per a decision taken in a SPCB meeting, in the initial phase, the health care establishments (HCEs) having 100 beds and above are required to take …
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has engaged IIT-Bhubaneswar to conduct an "impact assessment study" of JNNURM-city bus service in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri. Though the housing and urban development (H&UD;) department selected the School of Infrastructure of IIT-Bhubaneswar in December, a formal contract was signed last month. "The IIT-Bhubaneswar experts will …
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India chastised regulatory bodies of twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack for their failure to enforce building norms and directed them to take action against violators. Although Section 91 of the Odisha Development Act provided that the development authorities had the power to demolish …
While a green building concept is catching up in the country in a big way, the Odisha Government is making a move to erect eco-friendly towers in the capital city Bhubaneswar, which would house various offices of the State Government. A massive tower of 30,000 square metres (SQM) is coming …
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the Capital needed to adopt a ‘zero’ waste policy and make sanitation a mass campaign in order to become a more cleaner city. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management project of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) here on Saturday, he …
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will sign an agreement with a Mumbai-based company on Thursday to set up a solid waste treatment plant at the designated regional waste dumping site at Bhuasuni here. Official sources said the agreement will be signed three years after the project was mooted in …
The Child Health Now (CHN), Odisha on Monday organised a Mini Marathon from the Rupali Square to the IG Park to mark the Global Week of Action-Survive5. More than 500 people participated in the marathon which was inaugurated by BMC Mayor Ananta Naryan Jena. Bhubaneswar (North) MLA Priyadarsi Mishra and …
At least 96 panic-struck persons sustained injuries following the earthquake of moderate intensity that had hit Odisha on Wednesday evening. The earthquake having a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred at 9.51 pm with its epicentre in the Bay of Bengal about 310 km South-East of Bhubaneswar. As …
The State came under yet another spell of scorching heat wave conditions on Tuesday with 17 cities and towns recording temperature above 40 degrees Celsius and sunstroke death toll rising to 20. While Subarnapur and Titilagarh recorded day’s highest temperature at 44.8 degrees Celsius, capital city Bhubaneswar recorded the season’s …
Concerned over rising temperature in the city, the environment wing of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will change in its approach to plantation. Instead of planting decorative and fast-growing trees, the BMC will gor for shady trees from the coming monsoon to create a green canopy on city roads, official sources …
Order of the High Court of Orissa in the matter of Shri Diwan Chand Garg Vs Govt. of India represented through Secretary in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, New Delhi dated 14/05/2014 regarding & another regarding land acquisition for the National Highway No.5 Project, Khurda, Bhubaneswar.
