Balasore, September 23(Odisha.in) The torrential rain since last three days has played havoc across the coastal Balasore district, with inundating vast areas and triggering flash floods in the northern region on Sunday. Official sources said, nearly 2 lakh people in 160 villages under at least 44 gram panchayats in six blocks – Sadar, Remuna, Basta, […]
Villages
Jaundice grips villages in Jagatsinghpur, kills child
Jagatsinghpur, September 5 (Odisha.in) Jaundice has killed one and affected 40 other children in Orissa’s Jagatsinghpur district over past week, affected villagers said Wednesday. The disease has affected Nabanga and Alavar villages under Balikuda block where people are consuming water that they alleged have become unsafe after the recent flood. Since the villagers do not […]
Orissa farmers depend more on informal credit says study
Kendrapada, September 5 (odisha. in) Large numbers of farmers in Orissa are depending on village moneylenders-a part of informal credit systems still thrive in rural areas of the state as formal credit providers such as bank or societies don’t listen to them a researcher found. In the post- economic reform period, there has been a […]