Bhubaneswar, June 30 (Odisha.in) Odisha government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES), an UN-registered international and intergovernmental institution, to strengthen its early warning system for effective management of different disasters, officials said. The MoU was signed betweren Disaster Management Secretary and Odisha State Disaster Management […]
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Flood damage assitances given to non-flood areas: Swain
Balasore (Orissa), Feb 26 (Odisha.in) Sitting BJP Member of Parliament from Orissa’s Balasore district Kharabela Swain has accused Orissa Revenue Minister Manmohan Samal of sanctioning flood damage assistances to non-flood areas in the district. Talking to media persons Monday Swain alleged that the minister has sanctioned Rs 2.5 crore for Balasore Municipality and Rs 25 […]
Orissa seeks Rs. 1094 crore flood assistance from centre
Bhubaneswar, Oct 28 (Odisha.in) Orissa government has sought financial assistance to the tune of Rs.1094 crore from the centre to undertake the restoration work in the five flood affected districts as the Central team termed the damage “huge”. ” The damage wrought by the August-September last flood in five districts- Balasore, Bhadrakh, Mayurbhanj, Kendrapada and […]
Central team makes flood damage assessment
Jajpur, October 27 (Odisha.in) A Central team led by A.S Goel visited the distrct of Jajpur and made an assessment of the losses caused by the July, August and September floods this year. The team, accompanied by the district officials visited many areas of Bari, Barachana, Dasarathapur, Jajpur and Korei blocks of the district and […]
Flood cast shadow on festival spirit in Kendrapada
Kendrapara, October 16 ( Odisha.in)The recent devastating flood in Kendrapada areas has come as a wet blanket for thousands of flood affected people to observe ‘Dusheera’ in Kendrapada district and its nearby areas. Since time immemorial large number of villagers of this coastal district have been observing “Dusherra” festival with much pomp and gaiety in […]