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 …
Bhubaneswar: With the flood situation in northern Odisha further worsening, the state government on Sunday intensified air-dropping of food packets as 3003 villages remained marooned while the death toll climbed to 11. While the number of marooned villages was 992 till last evening, more than 2,000 villages had been inundated …
A project to set up a new railway bridge on river Brahmani has come to a halt following sheer unwillingness of the farmers at Birbhum’s Jagdhari village in the Nalhati I block area to part with their land. The farmers have already informed that they will not provide any land …
ROURKELA: Amid continuing environmental fear, the Sundargarh administration is waiting for the lab test report to ascertain if the water of the river Brahmani was polluted due to accidental release of fly ash. Due to heavy downpour on Thursday night, a large amount of fly ash deposited at the slag …
The safety of the dam is a very important aspect for safeguarding the national investment and the benefits derived by the nation out of this infrastructure. An unsafe dam poses hazard to human life and property in the downstream reaches. Hence the safety of the dam and the allied structures …
The impact of various industrial developments on water resources may be in the range of minimal to severe. An intensive investigation was conducted in highly industrialized area of Angul to determine the water quality status. The industries such as coal mines of MCL, Aluminium Plant of NALCO and its CPP, …
BHUBANESWAR: While Opposition parties and social organisations have launched a public movement against use of water from the river Mahanadi for industrial purposes, trade union leader Mayadhar Nayak today said a similar movement would be launched to save the Brahmani river from industrial pollution. Alleging that the Brahmani, the second …
BHUBANESWAR: Several rivers have started swelling after incessant rains across the State during the past 48 hours, triggered by a low pressure. Following heavy rains in upper catchments, Bansadhara was flowing above the danger mark at Kashinagar. Brahmani and Baitarani were also showing a rising trend. Both Gajapati and Rayagada …
BHUBANESWAR: While Opposition parties are crying foul over largescale diversion of water for industries, the current industrial demand for water in the State is only 4.2 per cent of the annual average flow. The State Government has signed memoranda of understanding with 86 industries while water has been allocated to …
Bhubaneswar, June 28: The Orissa government today confirmed that at least 45 companies had been allowed to draw water from rivers, seeking to balance the demand for industry and that of farmers who fear their source of irrigation might dry up. The state government has so far signed memoranda of …
Environmental pollution in industrial clusters is a national issue particularly in a period which is witnessing a rapid industrial growth. The environmental problem in a cluster is a complex multi-dimensional problem which is often difficult to measure and manage. In order to address such complex problem Central Pollution Control Board …
DHENKANAL: Baidyanath Sahoo, a farmer of Tarava village in Dhenkanal district, is a happy man today. He along with his family members have cultivated watermelons in over 200 acres. They have already sold 300 tonnes of this popular fruit so far and earned a profit of Rs 12 lakh. Santosh …
Talcher Hundreds of illegal brick kilns over a stretch of 25 km on either side of the Brahmani river from Samal to Dasanali and Jhadiambaa villages in Talcher are creating large-scale soil erosion and pollution. Incessant lifting of soil and sand from the river bed has left huge number of …
The present study spanning over two consecutive years (Oct 2007-2008) was conducted to assess the impact of Durga-idol immersion in the river Bramhani at Rourkela. Idol immersion and its impact on the water quality were studied by considering the magnitude of the environmental problems associated with the Durga-idol immersion.
Many of the world's largest deltas are densely populated and heavily farmed. Yet many of their inhabitants are becoming increasingly vulnerable to flooding and conversions of their land to open ocean. The vulnerability is a result of sediment compaction from the removal of oil, gas and water from the delta's …
JAJPUR: As many as 60,000 people of 79 villages under 31 gram panchayats of Bari and Barachana blocks in Jajpur district have been affected by the floods in Brahmani, Kharasrota, Birupa and Genguti rivers. At many places in Bari block, road communication has been snapped with flood waters of Brahmani …
Development projects that involve displacement are currently a cause of growing concern everywhere. The worrisome aspect is that it is the poor who are hurt most in the process, becoming poorer than before. This paper, based on the author's experiences with people-displacing projects in Orissa, provides a vivid first hand …
The Brahmani is the second largest river in Orissa. It begins as two rivers - the Shankha and the Koel - from the Chota Nagpur Plateau in Jharkhand and joins the Saraswati at Vedvyas to from the Brahmani. Vedvyas is a sacred place, 9 km from Rourkela, which is a …
What Erin Brockovich, a twice-divorced mother of two and a legal clerk, did to the small South Californian town Hinkley by taking on a corporation as huge as PG&E; is part of American activism history Sukinda, in Orissa, has . not been as lucky despite scores of citizens' reports, environment …
