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  • Odisha Govt To Introduce Solar-Powered Boats In Chilika Soon

    Odisha Govt To Introduce Solar-Powered Boats In Chilika Soon

    Bhubaneswar: In order to streamline boat services in waterways, the Odisha government plans to introduce solar powered boats on experimental basis in Chilika lake soon.

    The government plans to replace the mechanised boats in use in rivers, lakes, sea and water bodies with solar powered boats for transportation of passengers as well as goods. It aims at reducing environmental pollution and transport cost of water communication.

    The solar powered boats will be introduced on pilot basis in Chilika lakh for 3 months, said Usha Padhee, secretary, Commerce and Transport department. It is expected to bring down the transport cost of mechanised boats by Rs 7 lakh per annum. If the pilot project becomes successful, it will be extended to other waterways in the state, she added.

    The secretary further said the Odisha Boat Regulations would be changed after 19 years. New bylaws will be brought for the waterways in the state in 2 months. It will be prepared in the line of Central laws.

    The government is holding discussion with all stakeholders including boat owners, manufacturers, water authorities and police-makers regarding formulation of the bylaws.

    As per the new regulations, only one type of boats will ply in the waterways across the state. The design of this boat has already been prepared with application of latest technology, said the secretary. These boats can transport passengers as well as goods in rivers, lakes and sea, she added.

  • Odisha Govt Appoints New I&PR Director Months Away From Polls

    Odisha Govt Appoints New I&PR Director Months Away From Polls

    Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the twin polls in 2024, the Odisha government on Tuesday appointed IAS officer Saroj Kumar Samal as Information and Public Relations (I&PR) director.

    He will replace Indramani Tripathy, who will now serve as Additional Secretary, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department while continuing as Director of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI), a notification released by General Administration Department said.

    The government also declared that the post of I&PR Director is equivalent in status and responsibility to the post of Joint Secretary in IAS cadre of the state.

    Samal and Tripathy, both Odisha Administrative Officers, were promoted to the IAS cadre in 2022.

  • Odisha Govt To Appoint District Officers As Project Directors Of DUDA On Contractual Basis

    Odisha Govt To Appoint District Officers As Project Directors Of DUDA On Contractual Basis

     In order to ensure effective management of the urban local bodies (ULBs), the Odisha government has decided to appoint district level officers as project director (PD) of District Urban Development Agency (DUDA).

    As per the decision taken by the Housing and Urban Development department, the post of PD, DUDA will be filled up from the pool of superannuated officers from OAS/OFS/OPS/ORS/District Statistical Officer/District Small Savings Officer and any other district level officers.

    The officers would undergo orientation, training and handholding along with a strong PMU and logistics to meet various functional requirements.

    The State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) will engage the services of PDs in the districts where the posts are lying vacant. Their service will be purely contractual for 1 year. The expenditure for the purpose would be met from the capacity building fund available with SUDA.

    The department has taken the decision as it has become increasingly difficult to effectively manage the ULBs across the state in the absence of effective supervision structure at the intermediate level.

  • Odisha Govt Replaces Jharsuguda Collector Ahead Of Byelection To Assembly Seat

    Odisha Govt Replaces Jharsuguda Collector Ahead Of Byelection To Assembly Seat

    Bhubaneswar: One month ahead of the byelection to Jharsuguda Assembly constituency in Odisha, the state government has effected a change in the district collector.

    A notification, issued by the General Administration and Public Grievances department on Thursday, stated that Subarnapur district collector Aboli Sunil Naravane has been appointed as Jharsuguda collector.

    “In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 20 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (Act II of 1974), the state government hereby appoints Aboli Sunil Naravane as the District Magistrate of Jharsuguda,” the notification stated.

    Naravane, a 2015 batch IAS officer, will replace present Jharsuguda collector Saroj Samal.

    It may be noted that the byelection to Jharsuguda Assembly seat will be held on May 10. The bypoll was necessitated following the murder of its BJD MLA and Health minister Naba Kishore Das on January 29.

  • Odisha Govt announces Odia film ‘Delivery Boy’ tax-free

    Odisha Govt announces Odia film ‘Delivery Boy’ tax-free

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Monday announced the Odia film ‘Deliver Boy’ Tax-free. CM Naveen Patnaik approved the said proposal today and the film was announced tax-free.

    Directed by Aswini Tripathy and produced by Jyotiranjan Mohanty, ‘Delivery Boy’ dwells upon the struggle of a delivery boy, who use to deliver parcels at the door step.

    When it comes to the plot of the film a delivery boy gets killed in a road accident. Later, his collegues fought for justice for the deceased boy to finally get justice. The film has also tried to educate people on road safety.

    Buddhaditya Mohanty, Shailendra Samantray, Sushanta Dasmohapatra, Priyambada and Suryamayee have acted in the major roles of the film.

    It is to be noted that recently Odisha government had also made Hindi film ‘Zwigato’ tax free.