Tag: Felling Of Trees

Making 10 parties to the PIL including the State and Central governments, Das has prayed for adequate compensation for the trees already felled. 

“If felling of trees is not stopped, a mass agitation would be launched in the coming days,” said Congress MLA Suresh Routray. 

Holding placards and shouting slogans against the State government, the protestors demanded immediate stoppage of the axing of trees.

Bhubaneswar: Felling of trees to make way for a beer factory at Balarampur in Dhenkanal district rocked the Odisha Assembly today. Even though a directive has been issued by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to stop cutting of trees and cancel the allotment of land for a beer factory, the issue came up for debate in […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid severe criticism and discontentment from villagers, green lovers, civil society organisations and uproar in State Assembly, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today ordered cancellation of beer bottling plant at Balarampur village in Dhenkanal district. On Saturday, as many as thousands of trees were felled despite stiff resistance from locals. The decision was taken following […]

Bhubaneswar: Pandemonium prevailed in the Odisha Assembly today as members of the ruling party and the Opposition created noisy scenes over different issues, following which Speaker had to adjourn the proceedings till 3 pm and later for the day. As soon as the House assembled to transact today’s business, Congress legislators marched to the Well […]

“Over 1000 trees felled PM Modi’s helipad in Odisha.” “Hundreds of trees felled to make space for PM’s helipad.” “Irreparable loss: 1000 trees cut in Odisha to build a helipad for PM Modi’s arrival.” The screaming headlines suggested that an ecological disaster of sorts had just taken place in Bolangir. The source for all these […]