No less than five large villages and several other small villages under the Nuagada Panchayat cross the river at Keshara to avail health, education and administrative services endangering their lives
"At present, very limited space is left on the beach for mass nesting. The sea is destroying the site,"
Berhampur: The district BJP today strongly opposed the proposed water supply project from Kansariganda in Ganjam to Krushnaprasad in Puri district. Demanding a barrage at Kansariganda, BJP activists strongly protested the project. The members of the party staged protest and marched to the district collectorate today. The agitating members also presented a memorandum of demands […]
Ganjam: A pall of gloom descended on Bhimpur village under Purusottampur block here after body of one of the two siblings who were swept away in the Rushikulya River yesterday was found floating on the river bank this morning. As per sources, Subham Pradhan (13) along with his elder brother Sangram (17), identified to be […]
Berhampur: In a bid to protect Olive Ridley sea turtles, the Forest Department has set up nine protection units near Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district. The Rushikulya river mouth, 45km from the silk city of Berhampur, is one of the biggest rookeries in the state for the endangered sea creature. “Countless pairs of Olive […]
Kendrapara: With a record six lakh Olive Ridley turtles converging on the sandy beach of Gahirmatha this year for the annual mass nesting, several million turtle eggs have been destroyed ironically by the turtles themselves due to space crunch leaving wildlife enthusiasts dismayed. Since start of mass-nesting, described as arribada (a Spanish term used for […]
Berhampur:The much-awaited mass nesting of the Olive Ridley sea turtles, an endangered species, has started near the mouth of Rushikulya river, about 50 km from here in the wee hours today. On the first day, over 8,000 female turtles have laid eggs in the three-km long sandy beach stretching from Gokharakuda to Podampeta in Odisha’s […]
Berhampur: Three minor girls were swept away by river current while collecting water from Rushikulya river today in Kanjiama village under Hinjilicut Police limits of Ganjam. While two of them have been rescued, one girl is still missing. As per reports, one Sili Behera and two other girls had gone to the river bank near […]
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