Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday approved a proposal for irrigating about 26,248 hectare under drought-prone Koksara block in Kalahandi district by drawing water through pumps from the Indravati reservoir.
Under the project, a pump house would be set up near the Hati barrage of Indravati river from where water would be drawn by pipes and released in a canal and then to agricultura
The parliamentary panel slammed Union ministry of tribal affairs for its "inaction"in "guarding the interests and rights of aboriginal people"
Now, a parliamen tary standing committee has voiced its
The Orissa government is contemplating to challenge in the Supreme Court the denial of permission to the Vedanta Alumium Limited (VAL) by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for bauxite mining at Niyamgiri hill in Kalahandi district.
NEW DELHI: The environment ministry Thursday decided to stall the six-fold expansion of London-based Vedanta's aluminium refinery and captive power plant in Orissa citing violation of environment laws and asked the state government to take legal action against the company.
The ministry had issued show cause notice to the company under the Environment Protection Act (EPA) in August this year for
Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has ordered Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. (VAL) to halt expansion work at its alumina refinery & captive power plant in Lanjhigarh at Kalahandi district, Orissa.
Environmental clearance to the mining leases of 5 ha (major minerals and mining leases of minor mineral of 5 ha which have been operating before 14.09.2006) - applicability of EIA Notification, 2006, dated October 21st, 2010.
Direction under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 regarding 1 MPTA Alumina Refinery and 75 MW Captive Power Plant at Lanjigarh, Kalahandi in Orissa by M/s Vedanta Aluminium Limited, dated October 20th, 2010.
BHUBANESWAR: Despite the spectre of drought looming large over Orissa every two years, the Government till today has not recognised drought as a disaster in the State. Had it been so, Kalahandi and Balangir, infamous for perennial drought, could have been included in the current Disaster Risk Management Programme (DRMP) underway in 16 vulnerable districts in the State.
