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 …
The Orissa forest officials on Monday found a headless tusker at Haldi Kusum in Gumlei jungles under Sambalpur district, nearly 350 km from here. "We suspect that the poachers might have killed the elephant, behead it and left with tusks. We have not been able to confirm whether the jumbo …
SAMBALPUR: Even as farmers continued their agitations across the region over prevailing drought, the Sambalpur district administration has attributed erratic rainfall and pest attack as primary reasons behind crop failure in its crop cutting reports. Sambalpur District Collector P.K. Pattnaik
BJP activists burning effigy of Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout in Sambalpur. SAMBALPUR: The failure of the Agriculture Minister and Chairman of District Planning Committee, Damodar Rout, to attend the meeting today was condemned by the committee members as well as local leaders. The DPC took a dig at the State …
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to expedite construction of roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), the State Government today decided to relax norms for leasing out stone quarries for manufacturing stones and chips. A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief …
SAMBALPUR: Even as a second bridge over the river Mahanadi here is on the cards, the existing one has virtually become a death trap. Constructed at Durgapali in 1951 at the immediate downstream of the Hirakud dam project, the 840-metre-long bridge has been the backbone of NH-6. With more than …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as there is no respite from the towering inferno in Jaipur, a similar incident is waiting to happen in Sambalpur. While the oil depot in Jaipur was on the outskirts of the city, in Sambalpur the depots are in the heart of the town. And in case, fire …
SAMBALPUR: A visit of a three-member delegation of civil liberties group Lok Nayak Jay Prakash International Research and Development Centre to the villages of Khapsadera, Pradhan Pali and Jamankira in Sambalpur district and Sagarpali in Jharsuguda district where farmers committed suicide, concluded today. The team comprised retired High Court Judge …
DROUGHT conditions triggered a pest attack in 12 paddy growing districts of Orissa. The swarming caterpillars (Spodoptera mauritia) ruined crops on 89,000 hectares (ha) of the four million ha under paddy cultivation in the state. Sambalpur district was the worst affected; paddy crops on nearly 33,000 ha were destroyed by …
SAMBALPUR: Not much has changed for the people of Kaliapada, situated opposite Shyam DRI Private Limited. Located in Pondloi village along the State Highway 10 in Rengali block, the company is on an expansion mode but will it deliver what the 40-odd tribal families inhabiting the village have been looking …
SAMBALPUR: The recent rains may have given some solace to the farmers panicked by the drought-like conditions. But the worries are far from over. They are fighting the problem of wild grass and attacks by stem borer and blast pests. With many of them having already pumped in their savings …
Bhubaneswar: Hindalco Industries Ltd, the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, is all set to set up facilities for aluminium flat and rolled products at Hirakud in Orissa with an investment of Rs 850 crore. The project, which will have a capacity of 2.85 lakh tonne and employ about …
SAMBALPUR: Orissa Collieries Mazdoor Sangh (OCMS) affiliated to INTUC has threatened to stage dharna in front of the headquarters of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on September 1 over 14-point charter of demands. The demands include adequate supply of drinking water, maintenance of buildings and roads, a stop on outsourcing of …
SAMBALPUR: The festive spirit of Nuakhai is missing in Sambalpur with the shadow of drought looming large. While the ripe paddy stalks which flood the market ahead of Nuakhai have been replaced by green paddy stalks, at many places the Goddess Samaleswari will be offered just leaves of paddy plants. …
SAMBALPUR: When the all risk Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme (CCIS) was introduced in 1985 and subsequently changed to Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana (RKBY) with the objective to provide insurance cover and financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of any of the notified crops, it was welcomed …
SAMBALPUR: While the farmers of western Orissa continue to reel under water stressed condition, the appearance of swarming caterpillars has given farmers sleepless nights. No sight of rain and humid conditions have compounded the problem with the caterpillars growing in number and concentration. While paddy fields have developed cracks for …
SAMBALPUR: Is Sambalpur heading for a drought? Well, if it does not rain for another week the farmers fears might just turn out to be true. While delayed monsoon has led to cultivation on only about 60 per cent land till now, those who dared to go ahead with cultivation …
SAMBALPUR: With the water inflow to Hirakud Dam Reservoir (HDR) rising, 33 sluice gates have been opened in phases from last night. The water level in the dam stands at 621.73 feet today. The water inflow has been recorded at 4,10,410 cusecs against the outflow of 5,48,491 cusecs from the …
SAMBALPUR: Downpour since last night has thrown normal life out of gear in Sambalpur district. While Sambalpur district received an average rainfall of 150 mm, Jujumura block recorded the highest rainfall of 300 mm. In Sambalpur town, Housing Board Colony, Cheruapada, Danipali, SRIT Colony at Budharaja, Bahalpada in Sakhipada, Pt. …
SAMBALPUR: Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL), Jharsuguda, has been issued with show-cause notice by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) for violating various sections of water and air pollution Acts. The notice has been issued to CEO and whole-time Director of VAL M Siddiqi after VAL failed to rectify anomalies regarding …
