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  • Yet another Odisha train tragedy victim dies, toll rises to 292

    Yet another Odisha train tragedy victim dies, toll rises to 292

    Balasore: Yet another injured person has died in the Bahanga train accident. The death toll in the accident has reached 292.

    Another injured person who was being treated at the Cuttack SCB Medical College and Hospital in Bhubaneswar has died.

    The deceased has been identified as Patu Naskar from West Bengal.

    The 26-year-old youth Patu Naskar, who was seriously injured in the Coromandel train accident, was being treated in the trauma ICU.

    Another victim of the horrific Balasore train accidenthad succumbed on June 17, succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack.

    The deceased hailed from Bihar and was 37 years old. He was undergoing treatment at the Trauma ICU of the SCB Hospital. According to the doctor’s report, the deceased also had some kidney-related alignment.

    Earlier, two others who were injured in the horrific Balasore train accident succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at SCB Medicals, Cuttack.

  • Table Top Exercise on cyclone & flood management held across Odisha

    Table Top Exercise on cyclone & flood management held across Odisha

    Bhubaneswar: In an effort to build disaster preparedness and resilience at all levels, Table Top Exercises (TTEx) on cyclones and floods scenarios were conducted today at district, block and ULB levels.

    Such TTEx is being conducted annually with objectives to highlight roles and responsibilities of departments/stakeholders; check the adequacy and effectiveness of department’s Disaster Management Plans; enhance the coordination among different stakeholders for better response; and, identify gaps, if any, in the resources, manpower, equipment, communication and systems.

    District level Table Top Exercises were conducted under the chairmanship of the District Collectors & Chairman, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). At the Block level, TTEx were chaired by the Chairperson of Panchayati Samitis. Similarly, at the ULB level, TTEx was presided over by the Mayor/Chairman of the ULB. State Level Observers from OSDMA and the office of Special Relief Commissioner visited different districts to observe the exercises at District/Block/ULB levels.

    Following a simulated cyclone/flood alert issued by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), line department officials participated in the table top exercises and presented their preparedness plans to manage the disaster in their respective districts. Subsequently, a debriefing was done on the Table Top Exercise.

    TTEx highlighted the best practices in managing disasters and areas where improvements are to be made to mainstream disaster risk reduction and resilience.

  • Odisha boils as temperature touches 46 degrees, 7 places record temperature of 45 degreeC or above

    Odisha boils as temperature touches 46 degrees, 7 places record temperature of 45 degreeC or above

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha virtually turned into a cauldron today as the day temperature touched the 46 degree Celsius-mark, informed the regional centre of India Meteorological Department.

    A total of seven places of the State recorded temperature 45 degree Celsius or above with Sambalpur sizzling with the highest temperature of the day i.e 46 degrees.

    Apart from Sambalpur, the six other places where the temperature rose to or above 45 degrees Celsius are Sonepur (45.8), Hirakud (45.5), Boudh (45.5), Jharsuguda (45.2), Bolangir (45.0) and Sundergarh (45.0).

    Likewise, Bargarh boiled at 44.2 degrees. This was followed by Titilagarh and Rourkela where the maximum temperature rose to 43.5 degree Celsius.

    Similarly, Nayagarh witnessed a temperature of 43.4 degree Celsius while Deogarh, Talcher and Nuapada saw the temperature of 43 degree Celsius.

    The residents of the Twin City of Odisha- Bhubaneswar and Cuttack – has to witness temperature of 41.6 and 40.2 degree Celsius respectively.

    Gopalpur in Ganjam district was the coolest place of the day as it reported a temperature of 34.4 degree Celsius.

    Meanwhile, the IMD has predicted that the intense heat wave condition in Odisha will continue till June 21 and thereafter the State is likely to get some relief as the Monsoon is expected to hit the state by the said date.

    Here’s the list of the places with their respective temperatures recorded today:

  • Odisha awarded for water resources conservation & management

    Odisha awarded for water resources conservation & management

    Bhubaneswar: The State of Odisha has been conferred with the coveted 4th National Water Awards, 2022 today as the 2nd Best State for the outstanding work done in the field of water resources conservation and management. Anu Garg, the Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary of Water Resources received the award from the Vice President of India, in presence of Minister, Jal Shakti at a function organised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today.

    Besides, Ganjam district has also been adjudged the Best District in the country in efficient water resources management. Dibya Jyoti Parida, the Collector of Ganjam district received the award in the function.

    The Department of Water Resources has made remarkable progress in recent years in sustainable development and management of water resources. More than four lakh farmers have been provided water security by creating additional irrigation facilities of 3.2 lakh hectares. Two major projects i.e., Lower Indra and Upper Indravati Lift Canal; 61 Mega Lift Irrigation Projects, 2833 Community LIPs and 22,500 Deep Bore Wells have been completed thereby ensuring geographical and social inclusiveness. Long pending issues of Subarnarekha Irrigation Projects have been resolved and irrigation has been provided to 32,000 hectares. The irrigation efficiency of the projects has been increased by more than 20% through adoption of underground pipeline in the distribution systems of all categories of irrigation projects.

    For conservation of water resources, 46 In-stream Storage Structures have been taken up in various rivers to conserve 49,650 hectare-meter of water with an investment of Rs 11700 Cr. Besides, the ground water resources of the State has also increased from 15.57 billion cubic meters in 2017 to 17.79 billion cubic meters in 2022 through various ground water conservation measures. Further, large scale micro water conservation activities have been taken up under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan throughout the state.

    Besides, a series of IT initiatives have been introduced by the Department to bring in transparency and transformation in the Department. They are: GoWater (Water ERP) for irrigation management, project monitoring and flood forecasting; PROMISe for expediting procurement work; e-CAD application software for tracking CAD and PIM activities; Ama Jalashaya portal, covering all the water bodies for planning water use for multiple purposes; PINSYS is a robust database of WR Engineers for effective HRM; WaterDox is a web enabled interface to store documents and legacy data of the Department in digital form to be accessible to users for official purpose etc.

    Involvement of Pani Panchayats in water management and women in water governance are also key to the success of the Department.

  • Severe heat wave in Odisha to continue for 4 more days before possible arrival of Monsoon by June 21

    Severe heat wave in Odisha to continue for 4 more days before possible arrival of Monsoon by June 21

    Bhubaneswar: In what can be considered as a bad news for the people of Odisha, heat to severe heat wave conditions likely to prevail across the State, informed the regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD).

    As per the forecast of the IMD, the scorching heat wave conditions will continue till the possible arrival of Monsoon by June 21.

    Have a look at IMD’s heat wave warning for the next 4 days:

    Day 1 (Valid upto 8.30 AM of 18.06.2023):

    ORANGE WARNING: Heat wave to severe heat wave condition very likely to prevail at many places over the district of Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sonepur, Boudh, Balangir, Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh and Kandhamal.
    YELLOW WARNING: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Nuapada, Kalahandi, Ganjam and Jajpur.
    Day 2 (Valid from 8.30 AM of 18.06.2023 to 8.30 AM of 19.06.2023):

    ORANGE WARNING: Heat wave to severe heat wave condition very likely to prevail at a few places over the district of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Angul, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Khurda and Balangir.
    YELLOW WARNING: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Nuapada.
    Day 3 (Valid from 8.30 AM of 19.06.2023 to 8.30 AM of 20.06.2023):

    ORANGE WARNING: Heat wave to severe heat wave condition very likely to prevail at a few places over the district of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh and Balangir.
    YELLOW WARNING: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Nuapada, Nayagarh, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Mayurbhanj, Khurda, Kandhamal, Deogarh, Angul and Keonjhar.
    Day 4 (Valid from 8.30 AM of 20.06.2023 to 8.30 AM of 21.06.2023):

    YELLOW WARNING: Heat wave condition very likely to prevail at one or two places over the district of Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh, Sambalpur and Sonepur.

  • Ex-Civil Supplies Officer Brajendra Nayak Arrested for possessing DA to the tune of 268%

    Ex-Civil Supplies Officer Brajendra Nayak Arrested for possessing DA to the tune of 268%

    Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance today arrested Ex-Civil Supplies Officer of Nayagarh Brajendra Kumar Nayak for possessing disproportionate assets (DA) to the tune of 268% of his known sources of income, which he could not account for satisfactorily.

    During house searches, the following movable and immovable assets worth Crores were unearthed in the name of Nayak and his family members:

    One triple storeyed building over Plot No.384/2328, Khata No.604/381 near Rajarani Colony, Bhubaneswar worth over Rs.1.45 Crore.
    Another triple storeyed building over Plot No.385/2329, Khata No.604/381 near Rajarani Colony, Bhubaneswar.
    One triple storeyed building at Lewis Road, Garage Chhak, Bhubaneswar.
    One double storeyed building at Sishupalagarh, Old Town, Bhubaneswar.
    One double storeyed building at Plot No.A/L-55, Bhimatangi Housing Board Colony, Aerodrome Area, Bhubaneswar.
    One market complex with 10 shops and area of 2000 Sqft. hall given on rent to Odisha Gramya Bank at Khelar Bazar, Nimapara,
    One Farm house over Plot No.202, Khata No.338/28 of area Ac 1.62 decimal and Plot No.214, Khata No.338/27 of area Ac 0.29
    decimal at Sunugoradi, Nimapara, Puri.
    7 Plots including 2 in prime area of Bhubaneswar and 5 in Nimapara were found.
    Bank and Insurance deposits worth approx Rs.1.5 Crore.
    1 four wheeler (Bolero) and 3 two wheelers worth Rs.7.8 Lakhs.
    After thorough search, inventory and further enquiry, the income, expenditure and assets of the Ex-Civil Supplies Officer were calculated and he was found in possession of disproportionate assets which were 268% in excess of his known sources of income.

    Further search of locker and details of other investments / assets are being ascertained. Final Disproportionate Assets (DA) value may increase further.

    In this connection, Bhubaneswar Vigilance PS Case No.15 dated 17.06.2023 has been registered against Brajendra Kumar Nayak, and his spouse U/s 13(2) r/w 13(1)(b)/12 P.C. Amendment Act, 2018.

    Further investigation into the matter is underway.

  • CM Naveen Patnaik approves Rs. 225.53 Crores for 36 Urban Local Bodies of 10 Districts

    CM Naveen Patnaik approves Rs. 225.53 Crores for 36 Urban Local Bodies of 10 Districts

    Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday approved Rs. 225.53 Crores in the third and last phase in favor of 36 Urban Local Bodies covering 10 Districts of Northern RDC Division under the State-funded flagship Scheme MUKTA for the Financial Year 2023-24. The districts covered are Dhenkanal, Angul, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Balangir, Subarnapur, Bargarh, Jharsuguda & Deogarh.

    All these 36 ULBs have developed ward-wise feasible Annual Action Plans under MUKTA through a participatory process involving local citizens and key Stakeholders. All these projects are demand-driven, technically feasible, and environmentally sustainable projects. These Action Plans have been screened at the Dept. level before approval of HCM. All these approved projects to be taken up under MUKTA will be executed directly by Mission Shakti Groups as Implementing Agency.

    It may be mentioned here that, on the direction of Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik, 5T Secretary, Sri VK Pandian discussed with public representatives of 36 ULBs of the above 10 districts on 16th June regarding the successful implementation of various projects under MUKTA.

    The Basket of Projects approved under MUKTA is climate resilient work, which includes the creation of Civic Amenities (Mini Park, Open Air Gym, Child play station, Playground, Walking track, Loo, Vending Zones), Open Space Development, Water Body Development, Construction of Multi-purpose Community Centers, Wall Painting, City beautification, and other Labour-oriented works.

    “Mukhya Mantri Karma Tatpara Abhiyan” (MUKTA) was launched by Hon’ble CM on 18th April 2020 with a mission to create rapid, immediate, and mass employment opportunities for urban poor, informal and migrant laborers, rendered unemployed and vulnerable in the face of Covid-19 infused crisis, while addressing the needs of creation of climate resilient, cost-effective sustainable and replicable community assets by implementing labor-intensive public works across 115 Urban Local Bodies.

    MUKTA adopts a community-driven, participatory, and bottom-up approach ensuring transparency and accountability during the entire stage of project implementation. MUKTA is a community-driven scheme tailor-made for Community-Based Organisations (CBO) such as Women Self Help Groups (SHG) and Slum Dwellers Associations (SDA) to take center stage.

    As a whole, HCM has sanctioned Rs. 833.21 Crores in 3 phases covering all 115 ULBs of 30 districts of the State.

  • Railway Minister to visit Balasore to meet those who helped during Odisha train tragedy

    Railway Minister to visit Balasore to meet those who helped during Odisha train tragedy

    New Delhi: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will visit Balasore to meet people who helped during the horrific train accident in Odisha. He is scheduled to visit Balasore on June 21.

    According to sources, Railway Minister will be holding multiple meetings with the authorities who looked after the victims of the deadly Bahanaga train mishap.

    Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stayed at the accident spot for over 51 hours and kept an eye on the rescue of the victims, restoration of tracks, and other help needed during the fatal time.

    He also added that a detailed high-level inquiry will be conducted and the rail safety commissioner will also carry out an independent inquiry into the accident deemed as one of the worst the country has witnessed in the last 15 years.

    It is pertinent to note here that 290 people lost their lives in the tragic Coromandel train accident on the evening of June 2. 1,175 passengers were left injured.

    As per the report total of 1175 injured persons were admitted to various government and private hospitals. Out of the total, 793 have been discharged after treatment. Currently, 382 passengers are now undergoing treatment in various government and private hospitals. The condition of two of them is said to be critical. Two of the total injured succumbed to injuries at the SCB Medical College and Hospital.

  • Kendrapada: Thieves steal gold worth lakhs from police constable’s house

    Kendrapada: Thieves steal gold worth lakhs from police constable’s house

    Kendrapada: A group of thieves allegedly stole gold jewelry worth lakhs of rupees from the house of a police constable of Sadar police limits of Odisha’s Kendrapada district.

    Further details related to the case are awaited.

  • 2 dead, 1 critical in bike-tanker head-on collision in Rayagada

    2 dead, 1 critical in bike-tanker head-on collision in Rayagada

    Rayagada: In a tragic incident, two men died and another was critically injured after the bike they traveling in collided with a tanker in Odisha’s Rayagada district. The fatal accident took place near Shankara village under Tikiri police limits of the district.

    The deceased were identified as Maheshwar Majhi of Dengaguda village under Tikiri police station and Udaya Majhi of Kupachal village under Shankara panchayat. The injured has been identified as Suresh Majhi of Dengaguda village.

    According to sources, the three victims of the accident were returning to Tikiri at around 1 am when a tanker loaded with alumina powder collided with the bike. Due to the collision, the tanker and bike burnt on the spot. Reportedly Maheswar and Udaya died on the spot. Meanwhile, Suresh was immediately rushed to the nearby hospital. Suresh’s health condition is said to be stable presently.

    On being informed, Tikiri Fire Department reached the spot and doused the fire. The Tikiri Police along with Rayagada SDPO Devjayati Das arrived and started a probe into the matter.