Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …
Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …
BERAHMPUR: An illegally-run packaged drinking water unit located at Sukunda Road in Berhampur was sealed by the Berhampur Municipal Corporation on Monday evening. The officials of the district administration and the civic body raided the factory, which produces water pouches and water bottles, before shutting it. The corporation banned preparation …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biranchi Narayan Mahapatra Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 08/09/2016 regarding encroachment of natural ponds, Berhampur Municipality, Ganjam District, Odisha. Municipal Commissioner, Brahmapur Municipal Corporation has stated before National Green Tribunal that “as soon as …
Rationalist activists of Humanist and Rationalist Organisation (HRO) in Berhampur of Odisha have approached the administration to initiate measures to check pollution of water bodies because of immersion of large idols during the coming festivals. According to the HRO, in a perennially water-scarce city like Berhampur, water bodies should not …
The smart city project of the Central government is another anti-farmer action similar to the anti-people Land Acquisition Ordinance, said Central executive committee of peasant’s organization All India Kishan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS). Leaders of the AIKMS who had got together for its two day central executive committee meeting in Berhampur, …
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 city continues to bear the stigma of poor sanitation practices. As the number of slums goes on increasing with rise in population and economic activities, no step is taken to inculcate healthy toilet habit among the people. While open defecation is still a common site in Silk City, lack …
Already reeling under the problems of stray animals and mosquitoes, Silk City is facing acute pollution of dust and sound. Usually roads are swept during wee hours in urban areas for posing minimum problem to the residents, but now-a-days it is done in busy hours. Similarly, the sound of vehicle …
Odisha added yet another chapter in its health care service with introduction of Urban Health Mission, which among other things will stress on reproductive and child health programmes as well as communicable and non-communicable diseases. Chief minister Mr Naveen Patnaik formally launched the programme, which will be implemented in all …
The much-awaited Rs 40-crore solid waste management project (SWMP) in Berhampur town in South Odisha will be implemented soon in public private partnership (PPP) mode. Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) has already signed the concession agreement with two Baroda based companies for implementation of the project for next 20 years, official …
Even as construction of houses under Integrated Slum House Development Project (ISHDP) is going on in the city, Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken up a project to construct 6,000 houses under Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for the slum dwellers. According to BMC records, there are 137 slums in the …
BERHAMPUR: People in Ganjam district are reeling from severe scarcity of water following disruption of water supply in both rural and urban areas, including Berhampur. "We had only a few litres of filtered waters stored when our area got inundated last Saturday," said B P Choudhury of Aska town, about …
After claiming a life and affecting 67 children in Ganjam's Dasiarampalli village, measles has now spread to Rambha. Three out of the five children suffering from the infectious disease were admitted to sub-divisional hospital at Chhatrapur on Thursday. "A medical team has rushed to Rambha. The exact number of children …
BERHAMPUR: The government has decided to sink at least 45 tube-wells in the town and press more tankers into service to mitigate the drinking water problem this summer. Executive engineer of urban water supply (Berhampur) P K Mohapatra on Monday sought suggestions from the Berhampur Municipal Corporation to select water-starved …
Poaching of migratory birds continues unabated in the Chilika Lake despite warning by wildlife officials against killing of winged guests in Asia’s largest blue lagoon. Stringent anti-poaching law is in force in the lake, home to lakhs of winged guests, and whoever is found to be violating it would be …
The inhuman practice of manual scavenging is prevalent in Berhampur, notwithstanding its ban. In 1993, the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act was implemented here for total removal of manual scavenging. While the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the State Government slept over the issue, …
BERHAMPUR: Heavy siltation of the Rushikulya river has led to increased conductivity of the water and the river bed has risen up to the land level making it unfit for consumption and even cultivation. Around 60 per cent of arable land in Ganjam district receives water from this river. According …
Bhubaneswar: Despite death of 149 elephants, mostly due to poaching and electrocution during last two years in Odisha, the population of pachyderms has increased to 1930 from 1886 in 2010. The elephant population in the state is 1930 which comprises 334 tuskers, 1087 females, 46 of unknown sex and 463 …
Short supply of seeds from the Agricultural Department has distressed farmers in Ganjam district raising doubts over kharif cultivation. According to the Deputy Director of Agriculture Office sources, an indent was sent to the Department for supply of 54.78 quintals of paddy seeds but till date only 34 quintals had …
