Mahanadi, Gobari rivers face ecological crisis amid encroachment
The consultation, titled "Mahanadi – Life of Margins," was organised by the Centre for Justice and Equality, Bhubaneswar, in association with Janamangal Mahila Samiti, Puri.
The consultation, titled "Mahanadi – Life of Margins," was organised by the Centre for Justice and Equality, Bhubaneswar, in association with Janamangal Mahila Samiti, Puri.
The IMD has issued a red warning for the districts of Sambalpur, Angul, Boudh, Sonepur and Kandhamal, where isolated extremely heavy rainfall is likely until 8.30 a.m. on Sunday.
Police in Odisha's Puri district have removed 97 objectionable social media posts and accounts over the past three days for allegedly circulating morphed and inappropriate content related to Lord Jagannath.
After an 18-day impasse over diesel supply, marine fishermen in Odisha have decided to resume fishing operations following assurances from public sector oil companies that adequate fuel would be made available for deep-sea fishing vessels.
What was once considered an unavoidable occupational hazard for sanitation workers in Odisha is gradually becoming a thing of the past.
These measures are purely precautionary, based on alerts and forecasts issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), they said.
It will further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday, Sarat Chandra Sahu, Director of CEC, said.
Odisha Revenue & Disaster Management Minister, Suresh Pujari, ensured that the state is fully prepared with all the safety measures ahead of the potential Cyclone Montha.
Odisha, which has a history of cyclonic strikes in October and November, braces for yet another cyclone even as the State government issued directions to the district officials in vulnerable pockets to stay in preparedness to successfully tackle exigencies of the situation.
As the BJP Government in the State completed 500 days of coming to power, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday approved 33 industrial projects worth Rs 1.46 lakh crore with the massive investment likely to generate 66,000 employment opportunities.
