In view of the upcoming festive season from August till November, the Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has released a set of guidelines. As per the guidelines, Puja organizers/committees in rural and urban areas are allowed to conduct pujas in mandaps/pandals, but without devotees.
Bhubaneswar: A day after the State unit of BJP accused Odisha government of hiding actual figures on casualties in cyclonic storm Titli, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi today accepted that 26 persons lost their lives in different districts due to the cyclone-related incidents. Addressing a presser in Bhubaneswar today, Sethi informed that of the […]
Bhubaneswar: Despite the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi’s claims that residents of Baraghara village in Gajapati district were informed about the Cyclone Titli and warned to leave for safer places much ahead of the landfall, doubts are being raised over the government official’s statements as the residents of the village today declined of any […]
Bhubaneswar: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has directed all the district collectors to provide ex-gratia to the families of those who lost their lives in cyclone Titli within three days of death. Through a letter, SRC Bishnupada Sethi has directed the bureaucrats to disburse the amount and asked Revenue Inspectors and Tehsildars to expedite the […]
Bhubaneswar: With impending threat of floods in the state owing to incessant rains lashing almost all parts over the past few days, the district collectors have been asked to be on alert to meet with any exigency. In a letter to the collectors today, the Special Relief Commissioner has asked them to maintain vigil and […]
Bhubaneswar: After “No flood” assurances, the Special Relief Commissioner today alerted of a low to medium scale flood in the Mahanadi river system. With torrential and incessant rain continuing to lash several parts of the state including upper catchment and lower areas of Mahanadi, a low to medium scale flood could be possible in the […]
Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management Department on Thursday issued show-cause notice to the authorities of Kendriya Vidyalaya-1 in Bhubaneswar for violating the order of the government notifying extension of summer vacations till June 25 in view of grueling intense heat conditions. According to reports, the school has been holding classes which forced children to travel […]
Bhubaneswar: Concerned over rise in the number of casualties due to lightning strike incidents, Odisha government will soon sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US-based Lightning analysing system ‘Earth Network’. Informing about the development, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi stated that the agreement with the US-basd firm will be signed this week. The […]
Bhubaneswar: Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) and Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Disaster Management) Bishnupada Sethi Tuesday reviewed the status of pre-flood arrangements in the all districts to tackle the possible flood situation during South-West Monsoon-2018. A meeting of Additional District Magistrates (ADMs) and District Emergency Officers (DEOs) of all 30 districts was called to review of the arrangements. While […]
Bhubaneswar: The Deputy Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) today informed that 3 people have been killed in unseasonal rain in Balasore, Bargarh and Mayurbhanj districts. While two persons were killed after tree branches fell on them in Balasore and Bargarh districts during rain, another person was killed in wall collapse in Mayurbhanj district. “Major damages to […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday asked all the district collectors to submit a report on crop loss due to untimely rain within a period of seven days. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi has written a letter to all district collectors to send report of crop loss due to the unseasonal rain to the […]
Bolangir: A team of representatives led by Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi is on a visit to western Odisha to review the drought situation in the areas. After visiting Nuapada on Tuesday, the team today is at Bolangir for the survey. Besides reviewing the condition of crop lands, it is also interacting with the farmers […]
Bhubaneswar: Even as floods created havoc in several parts of the State, deficit rainfall in the months of June, July and August in several districts has affected agricultural activities leaving the farmers worried. As many as 10 districts of the state have received deficit rainfall between 19 per cent and 39 per cent during the […]
Bhubaneswar: The State recorded 17.4% less rainfall of 293.9 mm in August as against the normal rainfall at 356 mm, said the Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) office on Thursday. Malkangiri experienced maximum rainfall at 493.8 mm in the month while Boudh recorded minimum rainfall of 192 mm, as per the SRC office. The State experienced […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Tuesday formed an ‘expert committee’ to ascertain the reason behind lightning incidents and subsequent rise in casualties in the State due to the natural calamity. At a review meeting held today, concerns were expressed over spurt in lightning strikes with an experts panel formed comprising officials of Odisha State Disaster Management […]
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