The state government has prepared an action plan for improvement of sanitation and hygiene during Nabakalebara in Puri.

The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Wednesday slapped closure notices on three hotels along Puri sea beach for violating pollution control norms.

The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Tuesday hurriedly carried out a plantation drive at Swargdwar (crematorium) in Puri.

At last, the administration on Tuesday filed criminal cases against the violators of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms following a direction by the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

Five medium standard hotels of some powerful owners were sealed on Tuesday by the district administration in presence of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) officials for causing pollution of

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) and the district administration will down shutters of 12 hotels along Puri beach on Thursday for violating pollution control norms.

The Puri beach is a major tourist attraction but pollution has always remained a matter of concern.

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has engaged IIT-Bhubaneswar to conduct an "impact assessment study" of JNNURM-city bus service in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri.

Most in Puri are contributing to water pollution flouting norms, officials of Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) here said.