A man quenches his thirst at a drinking water shed in Balangir.
BHAWANIPATNA: Kalahandi is in the grip of acute water crisis sans rains since September last. Most of the water sources have dried up and farmers are apprehending loss of paddy crops in many minor irrigation ayacut areas.
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has sought a report from the Chhattisgarh Government on the likely impact of diversion weir under construction on the lower stream of Indravati and Bhaskel rivers on the bordering villages of Kossamguda block in Nabarangpur district.
Displacement of the people from their habitation, in order to acquire land for development projects, is a major cause of concern today. The displaced persons face several difficulties in adjusting their lives to a completely new environment. The paper deals with the rehabilitation and resettlement of the displaced persons due to a hydro-electric project in Orissa.
Burgeoning population and agricultural encroachment in the last half century have erected artificial walls within the Gond tribes. These ethnic groups, dominating the Bastar district, have little social or economic interchange today
The Union ministry of environment and forests (MEF) has refused environmental clearance to the 500 mw Bodhghat hydroelectric project on the Indravati river in the Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh on
BHUBANESWAR: While the State is facing power crisis due to poor hydro situation in the reservoirs, breakdown of three thermal power units of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has further deepened the crisis.
Two units of 500 MW each of the Talcher Super Thermal Power Station (TSTPS) at Kaniha went out of the State grid due to technical reasons.
