Odisha turns to organic farming amid rising cancer cases in Hirakud dam region | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt has announced plans to promote organic farming in response to increasing cancer cases in Hirakud dam command area, which the govt attributes to chemical-intensive agriculture practices. More...
World Bank, CWC team inspects Hirakud dam for addl spillway | Bhubaneswar News
Sambalpur: A nine-member joint inspection team from the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the World Bank visited Hirakud Dam on Saturday to assess plans for constructing an additional spillway More...
Hirakud dam’s storage capacity is gradually declining, says CM Majhi in assembly
The storage capacity of Hirakud dam is gradually decreasing, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the assembly in a written reply to a query from MLA Prasanna Acharya. Majhi said during construction More...
Hirakud man helping homeless, mentally ill for 10 yrs
Sambalpur: A 56-year-old man of Hirakud town has been rescuing homeless and mentally ill people in Sambalpur and other western Odisha districts since 2015. Bipin Bihari Panda, who works in Hindalco, started the More...
Hirakud juggles between human needs & environment protection
Sambalpur: Hirakud Reservoir, one of India’s largest man-made wetlands and a recently designated Ramsar site, stands between conservation success and mounting environmental challenges.Sprawling across 700 More...
3 dead, 2 injured as bikes collide near Hirakud
Bhubaneswar: Three people died and two others were seriously injured after two motorcycles collided near the right dyke of Hirakud reservoir in Sambalpur district on Wednesday.Police suspect one More...
‘Avian guests from 8 nations arrive in Hirakud’ | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Hirakud reservoir, near the Debrigarh wildlife snctuary, has reported the arrival of at least 90 species of exotic migratory birds this winter from eight countries, including the US and Russia, authorities More...
Land Pattas: 221 Hirakud damoustee families get land pattas | Bhubaneswar News
Sambalpur: A total of 221 families displaced by Hirakud dam project received land pattas in Rengali block of Sambalpur district on Thursday. Revenue minister Suresh Pujari distributed land pattas of More...
Hirakud Dam: First flood water released from Hirakud dam | Bhubaneswar News
Sambalpur: The first flood water of the season was released through 20 gates of the Hirakud dam here on Sunday. The govt said that there is no immediate threat of floods to Odisha as of now. “Though More...