PREZ URGED TO PROTECT ODISHA PEOPLE’S INTEREST Thursday, 11 August 2016 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR | in Bhubaneswar

PREZ URGED TO PROTECT ODISHA PEOPLE’S INTEREST

Thursday, 11 August 2016 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR | in Bhubaneswar

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The all-party committee led by Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Narasingha Mishra on Tuesday, through a memorandum submitted to Governor Dr SC Jamir, urged President Pranab Mukherjee to intervene into Mahanadi water dispute between Chhattisgarh and Odisha and ensure that interest of people of Odisha is best protected.

As many 17 representatives of different political parties, including Congress, BJP, CPI and CPM, and social organisations met the Governor at Raj Bhawan here and placed four demands. The team requested Jamir to send the memorandum to the President.

Besides urging for the above demand, the all-party committee urged that the Chhattisgarh Government be asked to stop construction work of barrages upstream Mahanadi immediately, formation of a River Board as per the Central River Board Act 1956 to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute issues and cancellation of all approvals given to Chhattisgarh for Mahanadi projects by the CWC and the Ministry Environment and Forests without consent of the Odisha Government.

“The dispute is a direct fallout of neighboring Chhattisgarh unilaterally deciding to construct various projects such as dams, barrages over the Mahanadi as well as its tributaries, ignoring the rights of the downstream riparian Odisha State. The construction of such dams and barrages is bound to affect the water flow in the Mahanadi river system and is sure to trigger drought and devastation in Odisha. And people of Odisha have staged their protest on this issue by staging dharna,” points out the memorandum.

The climate of distrust prevailed as the newly-formed Chhattisgarh Government started constructing several barrages at Kalma, Sardiah, Basantpur, Shiv Narayn, Mirouni, Samoda, Kudari, Chicopal and Kudormal and dams like Kelo dam, Arpa-Bhaishajhar dam, Tandula dam and Pirari-Mahanadi dam, the memorandum mentioned.

Aama Odihsa Party chief Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, former Finance Minister Panchanan Kanungo, senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra, senior journalist Rabi Das, Former judge of Orissa High Court Justice Choudhury Pratap Keshari Mishra, CPM State secretary Janardan Pati and CPI Secretary Dibakar Nayak were among those visited the Raj Bhawan.

Meanwhile, the all-party members formed a committee headed by former High Court judge Justice Choudhury Pratap Keshari Mishra to decide on course of actions vis-a-vis Mahanadi water dispute.The Leader of Opposition announced names of the committee members before the media here.

Other members of the committee are former Finance Minister Panchanan Kanungo, senior journalist Rabi Das, social activist Gouranga Hota and water protection activist Ranjan Panda.

Mishra said another person from western Odisha would be taken as member of the committee soon. Besides, the chairman can take more members in the committee to support him, Mishra said.

 

'INCLUDE B'NGIR IN NAGAR VANA-UDYAN SCHEME' Wednesday, 10 August 2016 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR | in Bhubaneswar

'INCLUDE B'NGIR IN NAGAR VANA-UDYAN SCHEME'

Wednesday, 10 August 2016 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR | in Bhubaneswar

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Rajya Sabha MP AU Singh Deo has urged the Centre for including Balangir in the Nagar Vana-Udyan Yojana. The Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change has proposed to develop 200 city forests across the country under the scheme.

In a letter to Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave, Singh Deo stated that in summer the temperature of different areas of Balangir remains at 45 degree C for more than two months (April to June) and even sometimes goes up to 50 degree C.

He cited the report of Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, where the percentage of forest cover of Balangir district is only 14.61 per cent (967 sqkm) of its geographical area of the district (6,575 Sqkm).

Singh Deo suggested to develop a patch of degraded forest area with shrubs over 25 hectares in the vicinity of city for recreation, conservation and education.

He stated that besides biodiversity conservation and supported services like water and soil conservation, pollution abetment and reduction of heat can be achieved by way of developing the forest.

He said that the city forest can achieve the targets like creating awareness on plants and bio-diversity, educating on conservation of important flora and fauna, including threat perception, ecological re-generation, in-situ biodiversity conservation, health benefit and making city climate-resilient
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B’NGIR MCH: KALIKESH WRITES TO UNION MIN FOR FUNDS Tuesday, 09 August 2016 | PNS | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar

B’NGIR MCH: KALIKESH WRITES TO UNION MIN FOR FUNDS

Tuesday, 09 August 2016 | PNS | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar

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Local MP Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo urged Union Health Minister JP Nadda to release funds for speedy construction of a medical college in Balangir.

In a letter addressed to him on August 5 last, Singh Deo mentioned that the Government owns a major share in creation of the medical college, but delay in release of funds was delaying its construction.

He said the Balangir District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) caters to the major healthcare needs of the people. However, the hospital is crippled by a host of problems like dearth of required medical facilities and staff and therefore, is unable to provide treatment to a large number of patients who come to the hospital every day. The setting up of a medical college in Balangir would help tackle the problem effectively, Singh Deo opined.

He stated that additionally it would improve the healthcare services in the district and increase availability of trained human resources. 

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Include Bolangir town in Nagar Van Udyan Yojana-EAk Kadam Hariaali Ki Aur.;AUSinghdeo 9th August 2016

9th August 2016

Include Bolangir town in Nagar Van Udyan  Yojana-EAk Kadam Hariaali Ki Aur.;AUSinghdeo

Bolangir; Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha SriAU Singhdeo has urged Union  Minister for, Sate for Environment and Forest and Climate Change Sri Anil Dave, to include Bolangir town in the scheme of Nagar Van Udyan  Yojana-EAk Kadam Hariaali Ki Aur.

While welcoming the government decision to develop200 city forest near different towns to keep the town/city cool, besides conservation and protection of bio diversity and sensitizing the people about environment and biodiversity, Sri Singhdeo in its letter pointed out that ,Bolangir town every year experience temperature above 45degree Celsius From  April to June. Moreover over adjacent to Bolangir town ,one patch of degradable forest around 25hectares, with shrubs is available and accessible to urban dwellers,  that can be developed as city forest Singhdeo points out in his letter dated 22July 2016

To check the prevailing heat wave condition of Bolangir town , to sensitize people on conservation of flora and fauna ,to create awareness on plants and Bio-diversity ,ecological regeneration of city, improvement in  local environment and to making cities climate resilient, I propose to develop one city forest within the Bolangir Municipality limit from CAMPA fund,Sri Singhdeo points out in his letter .

Bolangir MPSri Kalikesh Narayn Singhdeo urged Union Health MinisterJP Nadda to release of funds for speedy construction of medical college in Bolangir.

Bolangir MPSri Kalikesh Narayn Singhdeo urged Union Health MinisterJP Nadda to release of funds for speedy construction of medical college in Bolangir. In a letter submitted to him on 5th August 2016,Sri Singhdeo mentioned that "Government owns a major share in creation of this medical college, the delay in release of funds is delaying the construction of medical college" The Bolangir district headquarter hospital caters to the majority health care needs.However the hospital is suffering from a dearth in required medical facilities and is unable to meet the large number of patients who come to avail treatment. The setting up a medical college in Bolangir would help to tackle these problems.Additionally it would improve the healthcare services in the district,besides increasing availability of trained human resources,points out sri Singhdeo written to Union Health Minister JPNadda

The beautiful rural landscape;By Sudhir Mishra/Bolangir

The nullah and the mountain;by Sudhir Mishra/Bolangir