Bhubaneswar

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sanitation and solid waste problems faced by residents of Kalinga Nagar-8, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 24/08/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Kalinga Nagar Residents Welfare Association Vs Ministry of Urban Development & Housing, Govt. of Odisha & Others dated 24/08/2017 regarding sanitation and solid waste problems faced by residents of Kalinga Nagar-8, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It is alleged that the solid waste management of the respondent Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was inept as solid wastes are dumped in the open space in the residential area of KN-8 contributing further to the pollution of the environment.

Judgement Date:

24/08/2017

Tags:

Municipal Solid Waste, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Bhubaneswar, Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Groundwater Pollution, Sewage Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Dams/ Irrigation

Urban wastewater – A potential irrigation source for summer paddy (Oryza sativa L.) in India

An attempt has been made to study the impact of urban wastewater irrigation on summer paddy productivity, varietal response and soil properties. Paddy and soil samples were collected from selected peri-urban villages of Bhubaneswar, India, from fields receiving contrast irrigation sources (urban wastewater and river water) under similar agro-climatic and socioeconomic conditions. Major plant nutrients content were higher in wastewater irrigated soils, whereas pH was lower. Wastewater irrigation increased grain and straw yield.

Publication Date:

01/06/2017

Author(s): S. Raychaudhuri, Mausumi Raychaudhuri, S.K. Rautaray & et al

Source: International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and Research

Vol:

5

Issue:

6

pp:

986-995

Tags:

Wastewater, Wastewater Recycling, Irrigation, Rice, India, Agriculture, Bhubaneswar, Orissa (Odisha)

Health

World Aids Day: India can end the epidemic by 2030, says Union Health Minister

Bhubaneswar: 15000 tribal students make human formation of red ribbon to mark the World AIDs Day in Bhubaneswar on Thursday (PTI)

Publication Date:

02/12/2016

Source: Daily News Analysis (Delhi)

Tags:

AIDS, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Bhubaneswar, Tribals, Health Effects, Health

Air Pollution

Air strike on your lungs

With every breath, city residents are inhaling miniscule particles of dust, smoke, soot, pollen and soil, also known as suspended particulate matter.

Publication Date:

05/10/2016

Author(s): Sandeep Mishra

Source: Telegraph (Kolkata)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Air Pollution, Bhubaneswar, Municipal Corporation, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects

Environment

Two more ponds for idol immersion

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to dig two more artificial pond near water reservoirs to prevent pollution of natural water bodies dur to pollution during idol

Publication Date:

22/09/2016

Author(s): Riyan Ramanath

Source: Times Of India (Bhubaneswar)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Bhubaneswar, Ganesh Chaturthi, Religious Beliefs, Environmental Health, Municipal Corporation, Environmental Security, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment

Environment

Police book 3949 violators in Bhubaneswar for using power horns

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate police has realized around Rs 20 lakh as penalty from 3,949 violators for using power horn and musical horn in their vehicles in the city between January and June.

Publication Date:

29/07/2016

Source: Times Of India (Bhubaneswar)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Noise Pollution, Bhubaneswar, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Environment

Environment

Twin city police to launch drive against honking soon

Bhubaneswar: An autorickshaw driver near the East Coast Railway (ECoR) headquarters here recently requested the driver of a car behind him not to honk unnecessarily. The request fell on deaf ears.

Publication Date:

13/07/2016

Source: Times Of India (Bhubaneswar)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Bhubaneswar, Noise Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Environmental Health, Environment, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Health

Jaundice cases increasing in city

BHUBANESWAR: Jaundice cases in Jadupur and Begunia villages of Ward 64 under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) touched 97 including seven new cases reported on Thursday.

Publication Date:

24/06/2016

Author(s): Hemanta Pradhan

Source: Times Of India (Bhubaneswar)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Jaundice, Bhubaneswar, Municipal Corporation, Water Quality, Water Pollution, Health Effects, Health

Environment

Pollution panel fines 50 city hotels

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Tuesday imposed penalty on 50 hotels in the city for violating pollution control norms.

Publication Date:

19/05/2016

Author(s): Riyan Ramanath V

Source: Times Of India (Bhubaneswar)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Hotels, Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environmental Security, Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP), Bhubaneswar, Environment

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