BHUBANESWAR: For a slum-dweller, owning a concrete house is a dream!

This recent report by Christian Aid based on study across 12 Indian cities explores whether they are ready to withstand climate-related disasters and presents detailed report for these cities including policy implications in relation to Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). 

This study initiates a discourse on urban risk reduction, inclusive of disaster and cl

Complex procedures for obtaining water and sewerage connections in urban areas are some of the impediments towards achieving universal access to the services. There are not many analytical studies undertaken to assess the procedures for obtaining new water
and sewerage connections and the time taken for accessing the same.

 BHUBANESWAR: Orissa Tuesday confirmed four more deaths due to swine flu, taking the total deaths due to the H1N1 virus in the state since July to 14.

"All the four were women," an official of the state health control room told IANS.

While two deaths were reported from Bhubaneswar, the other two were in Cuttack.

Bhubaneswar: Apprehending a possible crop loss in Odisha this year, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday directed the concerned department to make an action plan to combat drought-like situation in the state.

The directive of the chief minister came while reviewing precautionary measures on possible flood situation at the State Secretariat here.

The meeting revealed that districts like

BHUBANESWAR: Panic swelled in the Capital City on Thursday as people queued up before hospitals, both private and government, to get vaccination for H1N1 as the Government swung into action to arrange mobilisation of the vaccines. The swine flu has claimed seven lives so far.

BHUBANESWAR: The MoU signing spree is having its fallout on one vital sector. None, including the State Government, seems to have given a proper thought over this fallout even at the initial stage. As `unquiet

BHUBANESWAR: The Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) of Bhubaneswar region is done. It's time for the Detailed Zonal Planning which will get underway soon.

A study was carried out at the Central Farm of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar during 1992-93 to evaluate the performance of composite fish culture with catla (Catla, rohu, mrigal and grass carp) in a fish-crop-duck-poultry integrated system.

KONARK/BHUBANESWAR: With water-logging posing a serious threat to the historic Sun Temple at Konark, an expert team sent by State Government inspected the heritage site to examine the drainage system there.

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