Tag: Forest And Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray

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Satkosia reserve to get tiger from MP in June

Bhubaneswar: After much planning and negotiations, Odisha will start getting the tigers from Madhya Pradesh (MP) for the Satkosia Tiger Reserve starting June. Forest and Environment Minister, Bijayshree Routray on Monday informed that it is for the first time that tiger relocation is being done in the state. “Initially one tiger will be relocated from […]

  • Monday, 26 July 2021
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82 people killed in elephant attacks in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: There has been significant rise in the man-elephant conflicts in Odisha which is evident from the fact that 82 people were killed in separate elephant attacks till February 2018. Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray in response to a question, informed to Odisha Assembly on Wednesday that 66 persons had died in elephant attacks […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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Presence of tigers traced in 3 new places in Odisha: Minister

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the ongoing tug of war between the Odisha government and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) over tiger population, State Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray today informed that Royal Bengal Tigers have been sighted at three new forest divisions of the State. Official sources said that presence of tigers have been confirmed […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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Will take 20 yrs to restore green cover destroyed by Cyclone Fani: Odisha Minister

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray today said that around 20 lakh trees were damaged in the devastating cyclonic storm Fani which hit the State on May 3. The cyclone has caused massive destruction to forests and environment and it will take another 20 years to restore everything, the minister said adding that plantation […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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