February 2019

ODISHA Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik throws open irrigation project in Koraput district   Exactly 15 years after its foundation stone was laid, chief minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the much-awaited Telangiri Irrigation Project (TIP).   The project will provide irrigation facilities to at least 9,952 hectares of agricultural land in 52 villages under Jeypore and Borigumma blocks. … Read more

ODISHA   ·         Govt to soon begin survey on sewage disposal in Cuttack ð  The Odisha Water Supply & Sewerage Board (OWSSB) has started a survey of the home sewage disposal situation in Cuttack city. ð  The OWSSB is implementing the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded integrated sanitation project for a comprehensive sewerage system to ensure the collection and disposal of … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha government opens migration support centre in Tirupur   The large populace of migrant workers from Odisha, working in the textile units of Tirupur, will now have a grievances redressal mechanism. The Odisha government has opened a migration support centre in the city to provide guidance and support to people who have migrated from the … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha govt launched boat ambulance service for remote areas   The project, which costs around ₹5.40 crore, reportedly includes six boat ambulances and 60 jetties with walkway.   This new facility is hope for residents who live in far-flung areas, river-locked pockets of the state, making it easier for them to reach the hospitals. … Read more