Dhenkanal: Former Dhenkanal MLA Krushna Chandra Patra has blamed Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s private secretary VK Pandian for the felling of sal trees in Balarampur of Dhenkanal for setting up a beer factory. Patra has further alleged Pandian of receiving percentage commission from the beer company. “Pandian has collected money from the beer company and […]
Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Taking a stern note of the tree felling incident at Balarampur for a beer factory, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Odisha government to submit an affidavit in connection with the incident, sources said. The NGT has also observed that there was violation of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 in the tree […]