Tag: Water Scarcity

Bolangir: Vehicular movement came to a standstill between Bolangir and Kantabanji as locals staged a road blockade on the national highway (NH) near Belpada protesting water scarcity in Belpada area under Patnagarh subdivision of the district. Large number of people, including women, blocked the NH and demanded immediate supply of drinking water to all households in the area. “We […]

Rairakhol: Normal life was thrown out of gear in Rairakhol of Sambalpur district today due to a 12-hour bandh called by the Maa Lakshmi Pratibeshi Mahila Samiti demanding completion of a piped water supply project. Shops were shut and vehicular traffic was disrupted due to the dawn-to-dusk bandh in the town. Residents of Rairakhol and […]

Rayagada: At a time when most of the places in the State are already facing water scarcity issue, apathy of the concerned departments to materialise the government projects is worsening the situation. Bhanwari village under Kalyansinghpur block in the district is a home to 12 families of Niyamgiri Dongria Kondh tribal group. They depend on […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the State is already reeling under water scarcity, waste of water in most parts of the capital city is something that speaks much about the efficacy of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in effective management of water. Such a scene can be evident at Raj Kumar Basti in Satya Nagar of […]

Bhubaneswar: While the real heat of summer is yet to come, the villagers of Jharana sahi under Badakhamana Panchayat in Mayurbhanj district are already facing acute water scarcity which has made their life miserable. “We walk more than two km everyday to fetch water for our daily chores. We get water from wells, which is […]

By Capt. Dibya Shankar Mishra Spring-summer comes with many delights in India. Holi – the festival of colours, Baisakhi – the glorious harvest festival in north India, Kaalbaishakhi – squally thunder storms that typically occur in the eastern Gangetic plains of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal. Kaalbaisakhi has a very special place in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Politics over the scarcity of drinking water in the state is hotting up. A BJP delegation on Thursday met Governor SC Jamir at Raj Bhawan here to apprise him of the issue. According to sources, a team of leadesr from the saffron party, led by party president Basant Panda, met the Governor and informed […]

The Opposition parties on Monday lambasted the state government in the Odisha Assembly for its failure to provide drinking water to the people in the State

Bhubaneswar: NABARD today announced the launch of a major Water Conservation Campaign covering around one lakh villages in vulnerable and water stressed areas of the country during the current year. The campaign, launched on the occasion of the World Water Day, would target more specifically areas where the ground water is over exploited, NABARD officials […]

A large number out of the 260 hand pumps and 72 stand posts installed in Konark NAC, are defunct, alleges locals.

Sambalpur:  With the onset of summer, residents of Nuapada village under Sambalpur Municipal Corporation limits in the district are now staring at acute drinking water crisis. The sole tube-well in the village is now unable to cater to the drinking water requirements of nearly 50 households. As a result, the villagers have to walk 2 […]

Bhubaneswar: Normal life across Odisha, particularly in western districts, has been adversely affected following an intense heat wave condition, which is prevailing for the last one week. As many as 15 places of the State recorded temperature over 40 degree Celsius on Saturday. Mercury rose to 45 degree Celsius in Titlagarh followed by Bolangir and […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding supply of drinking water and electricity, hundreds of cyclone Fani-affected residents of Bhubaneswar staged road blockade in front of the Rail Sadan on Jayadev Vihar-Nandankanan Road today. The road blockade led to disruption in traffic movement on the route, which is considered to be one of the busiest roads in the capital city. […]

Pulbani: Large parts of agricultural land in Kandhamal district have now turned into parched land following water scarcity following which hundreds of farmers of the tribal-dominated district are now a dejected lot as there is neither any irrigation facility nor adequate rainfall in the area. The peasants have also alleged that they are yet to […]

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s Opposition DMK on Saturday began protests across the state against the AIADMK government’s failure to take prompt action to meet the state’s water crisis. The ruling party officials, meanwhile, were holding yagnas in temples seeking God’s blessings for the rains. With Chennai and several other places in Tamil Nadu facing an acute […]