No unnatural tiger deaths in Orissa zoo since 10 died in 2000 The day in the Nandan Kanan Zoo begins at 8 am with two veterinary doctors and the keepers making rounds of the animal and bird enclosures, administering medicines and vaccines where required. Health records of the animals in each enclosure are maintained in separate registers. The vets sign them with their observations and

BHUBANESWAR: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Raghunath Mohanty today said that the State Government had decided to construct more reservoirs to tackle flood, drought and create irrigation facility. To a question from Pratap Sarangi (Ind), the Minister said that till now construction of eight large and 38 medium reservoirs had been completed. Work on 16 reservoirs was in progress.

BHUBANESWAR: An Action plan to tackle water quality problem in fluoride- affected areas has been prepared by the government, Rural Development Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh announced today in the Assembly.

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to plant five crore saplings in the State during the year.

This was decided at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik yesterday at the Secretariat. The saplings will be planted on 1.15 lakh hectare under various schemes of the Forest Department.

BHUBANESWAR: The coastal zone of Paradip is undergoing rapid geographical changes. The shoreline and the beach area in the zone have sustained major shifts in characteristics in the past three decades.

BHUBANESWAR: Minister of State for Energy Atanu Sabyasachi today assured that the rural electrification programme will be completed by the end of the current plan period.

District collectors have been instructed to cancel licences of those contractors who failed to execute the infrastructure projects on time and if necessary, the defaulting firms should be blacklisted, the Minister said.

BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to enhance its exhibit value, the Nandankanan Zoological Park has decided to get new inmates and add more enclosures.

A Rs 3 crore proposal has been submitted before Central Zoo Authority (CZA) as part of the annual plan of action.

BHUBANESWAR: A whopping 25 lakh saplings were planted across Orissa on Tuesday as part of the afforestation drive by the Forest Department.

The plantation activities were held across 205 forest locations in the State.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced it at a Vanomahotsav function yesterday. Public, school and college students would be involved in this endeavour, he said.

BHUBANESWAR: The 2009-10 general budget presented by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has some significant direct policy interventions for the marginal sections of society that are going to serve the interests of the State in a pronounced way.

BHUBANESWAR: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today announced full assistance to the states for modernisation of important fishing harbours and landing centres.

The Centre is providing 100 percent financial assistance for construction of major harbours and the level of assistance for minor fishing harbours and landing centres has been increased from 50 to 75 percent.