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 …
The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) has sought an action taken report(ATR) from the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) on industrial pollution in Brahmani river. Earlier in its report to NHRC the SPCB revealed that the parameters with respect to Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Cyanide at river Brahmani in Jajpur …
Sand mining continues in many parts of Kendrapada and Jajpur districts despite the August 14 National Green Tribunal order to curb such practices without proper environment clearance. Illegal sand mining is going on near Bramahani, Baitarani, Kharosotra and Luna rivers with powerful local mafias allegedly involving agricultural labourers in the …
BHUBANESWAR: Rivers of Odisha are far more polluted than what is projected by the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), pointed out experts at a seminar here on Wednesday. As the board is yet to put an effective system in place to monitor river pollution, samples collected from the rivers …
The Wildlife Society of Orissa (WSO) has asked the ministry of environment to investigate into the Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) plant illegally drawing groundwater for its upcoming power plant in Angul district. JSP is building a 12-million tonne steel plant with a captive power plant of 135 MW. Khirod …
ROURKELA: There has been no headway in the solid waste management (SWM) project in the city despite availability of funds under the 12th Finance Commission. The Rourkela Municipality has received Rs 4 crore in the last four years. Earlier efforts of the civic body to find a suitable place for …
The Brahmani river here is facing pollution threat. Release of ash water and other wastes from the 460-mw Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS) here into the Brahmani has ended up severely polluting the river. The Odisha State Pollution Control Board and the State Government have allegedly remained a mute spectator …
Forest and environment minister Bijayshree Routray today informed the State Assembly that the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has found 43 stations of nine main rivers of the state as highly polluted. Replying to a question of MLA Amar Prasad Satpathy, Rourtay said that the Board in 2011 had …
ANGUL: The construction of the gas-based Talcher Fertiliser Revival project will start in six months. Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) had recently given a go-ahead for the project. This was announced by the Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Srikant Jena, at a public meeting here …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is investigating a complaint that Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has sunk almost 400 borewells to source water for its mega steel and power plant in Angul, Odisha, instead of drawing water from the Brahmani river, as stipulated in its environment clearance. …
Since it would take about five to six years to develop the projects The state grid network will add about 1,500 Mw from hydro power generating plants by 2020, said the water resources department."We have 10 projects under pipeline with a combined capacity close to 1,500 Mw and the DPRs …
Bhubaneswar: With the water levels on the rise in major rivers following heavy rains in the upper catchments and release of surplus water from various reservoirs, the state government today directed the concerned departments to take precautionary measures against possible flood. With the Met department warning for heavy shower during …
It is not just the Ganga in Kanpur or the Mithi in Mumbai, a total of 150 rivers across India are being heavily and alarmingly polluted, threatening a large population. This may well spell doom at a time when inter-State conflicts over water resources are not uncommon. According to the …
ANGUL: Cracking the whip, the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has imposed a fine of Rs 54,000 on Bhusan Steel Limited in Dhenkanal district for dumping its slurry in an open ground near a village. Official sources said during an earlier inspection at the plant, it was found that …
With some Central industries discharging their effluents into major rivers of the State, the Odisha Government has asked them to develop their wastewater treatment facilities. This was stated by Forest and Environment Minister, Mr Debi Prasad Mishra, while replying a question in the Assembly. “The State Pollution Control Board has …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has asked some of the Central public sector undertakings (PSUs) to develop waste water treatment facilities as they were discharging their effluents into major rivers. Forest and Environment Minister Debiprasad Mishra informed the Assembly while replying to a question on Tuesday. “The SPCB has already served …
New Delhi The power ministry on Monday pulled up NTPC for its slow development work in allocated captive mines, which led the coal ministry to cancel allocation last year. “NTPC should speed up coal production from the coal blocks re-allocated to it by the coal ministry,” power secretary P Uma …
BHUBANESWAR: With public resistance mounting over sharing of river water with industries, the State Government is making a move towards a water conservation fund by levying one time water charge on thermal power plants coming up in the State. The Water Resource Department has reportedly proposed to impose one-time water …
The scope of this report is to submit the results of the pilot study on water resources assessment using space inputs. Annual water resources during the period 1988-89 to 2007-80, mean annual water resources, water resources during the extreme rainfall conditions in the Godavari, and Brahmani - Baitarni basins are …
BHUBANESWAR/JAJPUR: With flood situation in four North Orissa districts remaining grim, the State Government on Saturday started air-dropping of food packets as 992 villages continued to be marooned for the second consecutive day. Meanwhile, six persons died and another went missing in flood waters. While two persons died in Jajpur …
The major flood in rivers Brahmani and Baitarani has affected more than 20 lakh people in 10 districts of Orissa while many areas in the worst-affected Jajpur district have remained cut off. Special Relief Commissioner's office said 17 persons died, mostly drowned, some of snakebite and in wall collapse — …
