At least 40 villages in Malkangiri will be submerged and its residents displaced if the Pollavaram project sees the dawn of completion. Similarly, Gunupur and Kashinagar of Rayagada will be washed away if the Neradi project is given a go ahead.
Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give directions to stop construction of Polavaram project until all the pending issues are finally settled in the Supreme Court. The move came after the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF and CC) extended the stay on ‘stop work’ order by […]
Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal Monday formed a four-member steering committee to decide the further course of action on Mahanadi river water dispute and Polavaram Project to put pressure on the Centre, party’s state secretary Bijay Nayak said. With the Mahanadi dispute and Polavaram project likely to emerge as the twin major issues in […]
Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the chief secretaries of five States including Odisha to file affidavits on the execution of Godavari agreement by March 30. In a notice issued by the Supreme Court, it has asked Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh to file affidavits stating they are bound by the […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today sought intervention of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) in the Polavaram project row with Andhra Pradesh which it said would result in displacement of about 5,000 tribals of the state, a release from the Chief Minister’s Office said. The discussion on the inter-state project came about when the commission’s […]
Bhubaneswar: Launching a scathing attack on Union Minister Jual Oram, Odisha minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi on Tuesday said the Tribal Affairs Minister’s statement in the Rajya Sabha on the controversial Polavaram project was not based on facts. Majhi, ST, SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Minister, in a letter to Oram said, “While relying […]
Bhubaneswar: Taking a soft stand on the Polavaram project, Odisha today argued in favour of an amicable solution to the issue in the Supreme Court. Gopal Subramanium, the advocate representing the State government, presented Odisha’s stand in the apex court on Tuesday. During the hearing, Odisha stressed the problems that the State will face if […]
Bhubaneswar: The BJD led Odisha government is trying to find an ‘escape route’ on Polavaram, alleged leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra on Saturday. The remarks came a day after Telangana announced support to Odisha’s stand on the Polavaram project which is being carried out unilaterally by neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Mishra alleged that Odisha government […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Friday found a new friend after Telangana extended its support in the ongoing fight against unilateral construction of Polavaram project by neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Telangana deputy chief minister Kadiyan Srihari, who made a courtesy call on Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, announced that Telagana government stands for Odisha’s cause on the Polavaram issue. […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concerns over the ongoing construction work of Polavaram project. At a time when the matter is sub-judice, construction of the project is unfortunate, the CM said in the letter. “I am concerned about the way the interests of the people of […]
Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court today imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the Central government for not responding to its previous notice with regard to a petition filed by the Odisha government challenging national project status to Polavaram project. The apex court in its order has directed the Centre to make Telangana and Chhattisgarh parties […]
Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today served a notice to four states, including Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana over the contentious Polavaram project. The NGT today gave a deadline of two weeks to the four states to present their views on whether a hearing should take place on the Polavaram issue. The tribunal […]
Bhubaneswar: Protesting ongoing work on contentious Polavaram project, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday asked Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu to stop all construction till issues are resolved. In a letter to Naidu, Patnaik claimed that the construction work being undertaken by Andhra Pradesh is in clear violation of the Godavari Water Dispute […]
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Sanjeev Balyan today informed the Lok Sabha that the controversial Polavaram project is in an advanced state and it will not be feasible to stop it right now. While replying to BJD MP, Balabhadra Majhi’s question on the project, Balyan also told that the project was […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will file an affidavit in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the contentious Polavaram multi-purpose dam project in Andhra Pradesh very soon. The state Water Resources department will file the affidavit after receiving detailed reports from the state Forest and Environment department, official sources said. On the other hand, war of […]
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