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 …
BHUBANESWAR: Several rivers have started swelling after incessant rains across the State during the past 48 hours, triggered by a low pressure. Following heavy rains in upper catchments, Bansadhara was flowing above the danger mark at Kashinagar. Brahmani and Baitarani were also showing a rising trend. Both Gajapati and Rayagada …
RAYAGADA: As many as four children have died of several water-borne diseases in Sanabacha village in Kashipur block within three weeks and 30 persons diagnosed with malaria in the same village. Kasipur CdPO Nalini Bairagi informed that the deceased have been identified as Bina Majhi (13), Binod Majhi (5), Nandini …
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to ensure that roads and bridges in the 33 worst Maoist-affected districts in the country are completed in time, Centre has decided to review and monitor progress of their construction regularly. Cabinet Secretary KS Chandrasekhar will hold a meeting through video conference to assess the progress …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the sugar price in the open market continues to be robust, the State is facing an average shortfall of about 4,000 tonnes of levy sugar every month. Each BPL family is entitled to 2 kg of sugar a month. Considering the total number of BPL families at …
This report submitted to MoEF on March 12, 2010 details impact of bauxite mining in Lanjigarh on tribals in the region. Accuses Vedanta Alumina for violating the forest rights act & starting work without obtaining necessary clearances.
This note relates to observations made with respect to the issues relating to Wildlife Conservation during a site visit to the mining site at Lanjigarh Bauxite Mining lease area, which was carried out in pursuance of the Order issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests vide …
Site inspection report concerning violation for diversion of 660.749 ha of forest land in Kalahandi (South) forest division and Rayagada forest division in favour of the Orissa Mining Corporation Ltd (OMC) for mining of bauxite in Lanjigarh bauxite mines.
This report details the results of a community monitoring study aimed at investigating the use and impacts of pesticides in affected communities in Asia, and observance of the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides (the Code of Conduct). The monitoring took place in the context …
Ecological status of a particular region is determined by assessing its biodiversity, prevailing conditions of the environment and their interactions with the species. Such an assessment is carried out by estimating the no. of species, their relative abundance, habitat preference of keystone species and prevailing threats to them which might …
Contemporary India is witnessing a wide number of micro-level social movements struggling against industrialisation, big dams and other similar development projects. This paper looks at the tribal movement against the mining industry in Kucheipadar village of Rayagad district in Orissa. The field survey was carried out in this area in …
Akshaya Kumar Sahoo The Orissa government has constituted Lanjigarh Project Area Development Foundation, a special purpose vehicle, for the progress and development of primitive tribal communities like Kutia Kondh and Dongria Kondh RESPONDING TO the Supreme Court's directives, the Orissa government has constituted the much-awaited Lanjigarh Project Area Development Foundation …
I cannot get detached from my own people for petty politics, he says BERHAMPUR: While the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is promoting the Vedanta Alumina Limited (VAL), a former BJD MLA of Rayagada district Sarangadhar Kadraka has decided to be in the forefront of the agitation against the mining of …
This essay contends that the economic liberalization, privatization and globalization (LPG) model of development in India is virtually depriving the tribal people and other agriculture dependent poor people of their traditional means of sustainable livelihood by promoting the unregulated growth of mineral-based industries in the tribal regions of India. In …
BHUBANESWAR: Cholera may have been controlled in Kalahandi but it is still fully on with its dreaded hybrid variant threatening to break loose. A surveillance study suggests that this killer bacteria is present in at least 13 districts of the State. While Rayagada witnessed the scourge of cholera in 2007, …
Please accept my greetings I am a Dongria Kondh and take pride in my identity. I live in the Niyamgiri hills. The hills are also the abode of our gods. It never occurred to us or our ancestors that our home or way of living would one day come under …
The water level of Mahanadi showed a rising trend following heavy rains triggered by a low pressure as three more persons died due to flash floods and rainrelated incidents on Wednesday. Worst hit were southern districts Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada and Ganjam as many places remained cut off with flash floods …
RAYAGADA: Cotton cultivation in Gunupur agricultural district, where a major portion of cotton is produced, is poised for a leap during 2009-10 kharif. This time the area under cultivation is expected to see a 30 per cent rise, experts said. Last year cotton was cultivated in 23,000 hectare producing 1,25,000 …
The Niyamgiri Hills, which range over 250 kilometres across the districts of Rayagada, Kalahandi and Koraput in Orissa, are home to more than 8,000 Dongaria Kondhs and other tribals who are now wholeheartedly engaged in what they have been doing for centuries: defending their hills, forests and streams. This time, …
