Bhubaneswar: In a bid to create awareness and to preserve the beauty of one of the most popular beaches of Odisha, thousands of Biju Yuva …
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Hirakud Dam begins opening sluice gates to release flood water
Bhubaneswar: Eight sluice gates of the Hirakud Dam have been opened to release flood water into the lower catchment area of Mahanadi river, said an …
Read More »Odisha CM launches Green Mahanadi Mission; reviews flood situation
Boudh: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated Green Mahanadi Mission, a mega-plantation drive along the Mahanadi river basin. The state government expected to …
Read More »Hirakud Dam to open sluice gates first time this monsoon season
Bhubaneswar: The sluice gates of Hirakud reservoir will be opened for the first time in the current monsoon season to release flood waters, informed Water …
Read More »Low to medium flood situation in Mahanadi river
Bhubaneswar: Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi on Sunday asked collectors of Jajpur, Cuttack, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada and Khurda districts to draw up emergency plan …
Read More »9 districts in Odisha alerted against lightning
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted heavy rains and lightning in nine districts of Odisha. The Bhubaneswar met centre warned of lighting …
Read More »IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Odisha in 48 hours
Bhubaneswar: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at several places in Odisha during next 48 hours. It said …
Read More »Heavy rain throws life out of gear in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The incessant rainfall over the last 24 hours triggered by low-pressure over the Bay of Bengal has thrown normal life out of gear at …
Read More »Odisha govt to set up 314 Automatic Weather Stations
Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has initiated the process for setting up 314 Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and about 6000 Automatic Rain Gauges …
Read More »Plastic ban in Odisha from Gandhi Jayanti: Naveen
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced to impose a ban on the use of plastic in the state from October 2, on …
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