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 …
BHUBANESWAR: Large-scale erosion of Olive Ridley nesting grounds in the State has prompted the Wildlife Wing to look for answers. While the Gahirmatha rookeries have already been facing major changes every year keeping the sea turtles away, the erosion of Rushikulya nesting grounds has woken up the Wildlife Wing. It …
BERHAMPUR: Emu, the flightless bird from Australia, is gradually changing the trend of poultry farming in south Odisha. Considered to be the second largest bird in the world after ostrich, though these amazing birds weigh 50 kg and run at 40 miles per hour, emus are far from being intimidating. …
BERHAMPUR: Even as much has been said about the provision of facilities for the promotion of sports and games, the reality is different in the city. The ground adjacent to KC High School in Gosaninuagaon here was the only playground for thousands of students in the vicinity. However, now the …
BERHAMPUR: Thousands of people are thronging the Gokhorkuda beach here to watch Olive Ridley hatchlings emerging from the eggs. Hatching started on Monday and more than three lakh hatchlings have swam into the sea, forest officials claimed. “The process would continue for some more days as 3 lakh more hatchlings …
BERHAMPUR: The erosive waves of the Bay of Bengal have again started to threaten villages on the coastline of Ganjam district. During past two days, the Podempeta village in Chhatrapur block of the district witnessed the fury of sea waves. The village is inhabited mostly by marine fishermen. On Sunday …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government will initiate a project to solve water problem in Berhampur town with an investment of Rs 250 crore. A detailed project report (DPR) is being prepared for this. Under the project 125 million litres water per day will be lifted for the town from the Janivili …
New Delhi:NTPC on Tuesday signed a long-term agreement to supply 250 mw to Bangladesh Power Development Board, making it the first Indian generation utility to ink a deal for exporting electricity to aneighbouring country. NTPC entered into the deal through its wholly-owned trading arm NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. The …
BERHAMPUR: Death of poultry in Raikia block has spread bird flu panic among the residents. The deaths were reported from two SHGs. Sources said a SHG in Gamandi village had procured 600 chicks with financial assistance from a bank on the advice of local veterinary office, on January 6. However, …
Berhampur: With detection of H5N1 avian influenza at two places of Odisha, a Central team on Monday visited the Chilika lake area to study symptoms of bird flu on the migratory birds. The two-member surveillance team observed the behavior of migratory birds in the lake, particularly in the Nalabana, the …
BHUBANESWAR: The year has been as challenging as it could be on the health front with public health concerns coupled with a belligerent medical workforce keeping the Government and the Health Department on their toes for a substantial part of 2011. Dengue raised its ugly head in a disastrous manner …
BERHAMPUR: Recurring natural calamities and lack of irrigation facility have hit cultivation in the district. Around 75 per cent of the population in Ganjam depends on agriculture for livelihood. A sizeable portion of farming is rain-fed. In the last one year, the district has faced crop loss due to both …
Berhamupur: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday laid the foundation-stone for the proposed anti-Maoist Vijayawada-Ranchi corridor at Aska in Ganjam district. The corridor would go a long way in solving certain basic problems affecting not only some regions but the entire state, he said during his one-day visit to the …
BHUBANESWAR: Just nine urban centres of the State can boast of a population of one lakh and more. None has touched the one million mark. According to Census 2011 provisional figures, even the fast growing Bhubaneswar is not a million population City, the head count standing at 8,81,988 persons residing …
BERHAMPUR: Along with the rain, sea waves have again posed threat to villages on the Ganjam district coast. During last two days, two coastal villages witnessed the fury of catabolic action of sea waves. Arjyapalli and Podempeta in Chatrapur block of the district are inhabited by fishermen. On Monday night, …
BERHAMPUR: A herd of 30 wild elephants continue to unleash a reign of terror in Ganjam district putting the Forest Department officials in a tizzy. After several futile attempts to curb movement of the animals, the Berhampur forest division has now come up with an action plan to tackle the …
BERHAMPUR: Two persons of Kabisuryanagar block have tested positive for dengue while seven samples tested positive for chikungunya. They have been identified as Bhagaban Mohanty (41) and Udayanath Mohanty (62). In the last fortnight, over 50 persons in villages of Kabisuryanagar block were affected by an unknown disease. It had …
BERHAMPUR: Uncertainty looms large over the setting up of the Rs 1,150-crore titanium project that has run into controversy in the wake of differences between the Indian and Russian promoters of the company. The proposed project at Chhatrapur in Ganjam district came under a cloud when the Russian partners - …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has formed a Task Force of medical experts for surveillance and initiation of control measures in view of the recent increase in dengue cases in different districts. The Government is also set to equip more hospitals at the district level with facilities for testing and diagnosis …
BHUBANESWAR: With a rise in the number of slum-dwellers, the State Government is gearing up to prepare a new project to rehabilitate them in a proper manner. The project, which will focus on improving the livelihood of the slum-dwellers, is an extension of the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) which was …
Bhubaneswar: Activists of non-Congress political parties on Monday staged demonstrations at several places in state protesting against the petrol price hike and demanding an immediate roll-back. Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) in a memorandum to President Pratibha Patil describing the price hike as arbitrary and illogical and sought her intervention …
