Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Youth United for Sustainable Environmental Trust Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 12/03/2024. The matter related to illegal sand mining in Brahmani river at Gopinathpur. Approach road has been constructed which is obstructing the free …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Youth United for Sustainable Environmental Trust Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 12/03/2024. The matter related to illegal sand mining in Brahmani river at Gopinathpur. Approach road has been constructed which is obstructing the free …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tribunal On its Own Motion Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 26/09/2022. The Collector and District Magistrate-cum-Chairman, District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA), Kendrapara has informed the NGT, Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata that due to …
Kolkata-based Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd has been roped in to undertake EIA study To enable investors keen on setting up units within the National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) proposed at Kalinganagar, the Odisha government has embarked on an environmental impact assessment (EIA) study. The study is expected to ease …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ranjit Kumar Dora Vs District Collector Jajpur & Others dated 28/01/2019 regarding illegal sand mining in the Brahmani river in Dharmasala Tehsil, Jajpur District, Odisha. It is contended that there is rampant use of excavators while permission has been granted …
This paper presents future climate and runoff projections for the South Asia region under the RCP8.5 scenario with climate change informed by 42 CMIP5 GCMs. Runoff is projected for 0.5° grids using hydrological models with future climate inputs obtained by empirically scaling the historical climate series. Original Source
The Brahmani river is an interstate river, which origins from Chhotanagapur plateau in Bihar and enters Odisha via Sundargarh district. The river has two principal tributaries like Sankha and Koel. But this river has eight branches. Gohira, Tikra, Singda and Nandia have developed from right banks of the river, while …
In a significant order, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), East Zone Bench has directed the State administration to not allow sand mining on the Brahmani river bed at Dharmasala tehsil of Jajpur district without environment clearance. Acting on a petition filed by a Jajpur-based social activist Satish Biswal alleging rampant …
With Brahmani River, Odisha’s second largest river, bearing brunt of environmental damage, the State government has decided to install real-time monitoring stations at four locations. The monitoring stations at Rourkela, Dhenkanal and river Kharasrotal will check if pollution is contributed by industrial projects such as Rourkela Steel Plant, Bhushan Steel …
Dynamics of heavy metals such as Fe, Mn, Zn, Cr, Cu, Co, Ni, Pb, and Cd in surface water of Mahanadi River estuarine systems were studied taking 31 different stations and three different seasons. This study demonstrates that the elemental concentrations are extremely variable and most of them are higher …
As both surface and ground water of large parts of Angul and Dhenkanal district is polluted due to coalmines, power plants, aluminium and steel industries, concerned citizens, social activists, lawyers and people’s representatives have demanded piped water supply from both Mahanadi and Brahmani rivers to the people of these two …
The Mahanadi and the Brahmani rivers flow around 250 km in Angul and Dhenkanal district. Here, the Government allocated as much as 1,028.039 cusec of water to total 26 industries where as only 11.38 cusec of water was allocated only to three urban bodies of these two districts. The aggregate …
The modification allows all operating mines to obtain clearance for entire forest area before January 31, 2016, extending the earlier deadline by a year A recent modification in the guidelines of Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) about obtaining clearance for entire forest area in a mining …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has blamed the industries for polluting river Brahmani. In its report submitted to the Odisha High Court in response to a PIL filed in this connection, the CPCB has stated that the rate of pollution in the Brahmani has become intense due to the …
Little progress has been made in the three inter-linking of river proposals, which aims to divert surplus water to deficit areas and reduce chances of flood. Official sources said the state government has requested National Water Development Agency (NWDA) to prepare a detailed project report of the proposed Vansadhara-Rushikulya project. …
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government is heavily promoting Narendra Modi's pet project of linking rivers, as it seeks to address the desert state's drinking water and irrigation requirements. Two months after Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje took a small step towards launching the concept by announcing a small pilot project, the state …
The Odisha High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct a fresh study on the pollution of Brahmani river and submit a report. A Division Bench of the court comprising Justices Injrajit Mohanty and AS Parija issued the directive to the CPCB after it found …
The Odisha high court has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct a fresh study on pollution in the Brahmani river, the second largest river in Odisha after the Mahanadi, a lawyer said on Thursday. Dissatisfied with the report submitted by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OPCB), …
The Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct a study for ascertaining the level of pollution in mineral-rich Sukinda region of Jajpur district due to indiscriminate mining and industrial activities. A division bench of Justice I Mohanty and Justice SC Parija has also …
Not satisfied with response of State Pollution Control Board Dissatisfied with the State government’s approach to handle pollution challenges in chromite mining belt of Sukinda and River Brahmani, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct an independent study to ascertain the level …
Hundreds of villagers of Ekgharia on Saturday staged a demonstration in front of the regional office of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) here against the polluting sponge unit Inter-continental Tar Refineries (ITR) near their village. The villagers said the poisonous gas emitted from the plant was affecting the health …
