Tag: Polavaram

Koraput: People likely to be displaced by the Polavaram project being undertaken by the Andhra Pradesh government have demanded immediate stoppage of work on the project, during a national-level rally organized in Koraput in which affected people from 4 states participated. According to sources, around 4 lakh people from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Telengana […]

Bhubaneswar: In a fresh turn to the dispute over Polavaram project, the Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Sanjeev Balyan said that the project undertaken by Andhra Pradesh government will benefit Odisha. In a written reply to BJD MP Balabhadra’s question in Parliament, Balyan made this remark. Based on the information provided by the […]

Cuttack: Intensifying its protest against Mahanadi and Polavaram projects, Biju Janta Dal (BJD) launched a signature drive in Cuttack on Friday. The drive was inaugurated by party supremo and chief minister Naveen Patnaik at Christian field in front of Anand Bahwan in the city. As part of the campaign, signatures of each family of the […]

Bhubaneswar: The State’s Forest and Environment department has filed an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) alleging the Centre has indirectly helped the Andhra Pradesh government to complete the Polavaram project by giving work extension. Elaborating on the affidavit Suresh Mohapatra, the Forest and Environment Secretary, said, “The Government of India has given extension […]

Bhubaneswar: Though summer has bid us goodbye, come October, the political environment in Odisha is all set to smolder as all the three major political parties are out to launch an assault on each other on a host of issues. While the ruling-BJD will target the BJP-led central government with its ‘Padyatra;’ the Odisha BJP […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today accepted an amended application of the Odisha government challenging a section of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act under which Polavaram project was declared as a national project and asked the Andhra Pradesh govt and the Govt of India to file a reply in four weeks. Talking to OTV, the […]

Bhubaneswar: After the ruling-BJD stalled the Assembly over the Polavaram project by slamming the State government, the opposition parties retaliated today by alleging the state government of being scared of getting exposed if it allows discussion on the matter. Though the last day of the monsoon session of the Assembly experienced normalcy during the question […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the statement of Union Minister of State Y.S. Chowdary that National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has in principle agreed to fund the entire Polavaram project, the ruling BJD in Odisha has reacted sharply which was reflected in State Assembly during question hour today. The ruckus over Polavaram issue […]

Bhubaneswar: Soon after Odisha Television’s report on how guidelines were flouted in granting national project status to Polavaram project, mudslinging has ensued between the political parties in Odisha. While BJP argued that it was the UPA-led central government which made Polavaram a national project as per the terms of Andhra bifurcation, Congress refuted the allegations […]

Bhubaneswar: As the controversy over Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh rages on, an exclusive report by Odisha Television reveals that the guidelines of the Union Water Resources department were flouted while awarding national project status to the project. As per information obtained through RTI Act, the central government had totally sidestepped the prescribed guidelines of […]

Bhubaneswar: As expected, the Monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly began on a stormy note and had to be adjourned by the speaker following ruckus over Mahanadi and Polavarm issues. The uproar started as soon as the proceedings began with ruling MLAs shouting slogans against Centre and Chhattisgarh over Mahanadi water dispute even during the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Monsoon session of Odisha Assembly took off with a stormy note with ruling MLAs shouting against Centre and Chhattisgarh over Mahanadi water dispute even during the recitation of national anthem. Unable to run, Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned the House till 3 pm. Opposition Congress termed it is a disregard to the national anthem. […]

Bhubaneswar: The monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly scheduled to begin tomorrow is most likely to be stormy. While the Opposition Congress and BJP will try to corner the government over the issues like the Mahanadi, Polavaram, Kandhamal firing, Nagada deaths, the ruling BJD has also prepared itself to counter the opposition onslaught. “The Congress […]

Bhubaneswar: Intensifying its protest against the ongoing construction of Polavaram multi-purpose dam in Andhra Pradesh, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today staged demonstrations in seven districts in Odisha. The demonstrations were staged in front of the collectorate in Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts. While former MLA and minister Rabi Narayan […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan today backed the Odisha government’s stance on the Polavaram Project, saying that the project undertaken by Andhra Pradesh is against the interest of the State. “The Odisha BJP since the beginning has been protesting against the project. The Odisha BJP is still against the current central government on the […]