Initial media reports suggest how timely interventions by various official agencies in Odisha prevented loss of human lives when Cyclone Fani hit that state on 3rd May. However, it is essential to also take into account recent official reports by different agencies, which indicate that the impact of the cyclone has been quite severe. A SITuation assessment report on the impact of Fani cyclone dated 15th May, 2019, which was released...
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Fund crunch, land cost may slow down highway projects -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: After a major thrust on highway during the last five years, the next government faces the prospect of a sharp slowdown in highway development due to funding constraints and rising project costs, primarily on account of a spike in land acquiSITion rates. The result: Only 4,600km of the announced 12,000km may actually be taken up during the current financial year. The SITuation is so grim that...
More »Civil society organisations demand respect for farmers' rights by Pepsico
-Press Release by Beej Adhikaar Manch dated 10th May, 2019 Activists point out that this is after all an undertaking given by all applicants to PPV&FR Authority for varietal registration “Government of India should proactively take up measures to uphold farmers’ rights – We will continue our public campaign to secure this” say farmers rights groups Ahmedabad / New Delhi, 10th May 2019: PepsiCo India Holdings Ltd, after having sought and obtained an...
More »Odisha confirms 21 more deaths, Cyclone Fani toll hits 64 -Ashok Pradhan
-The Times of India BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Sunday confirmed 21 more deaths due to Cyclone Fani, which struck the Odisha coast on May 3. With this, the death toll rose from earlier reported 43 to 64. The special relief commissioner’s SITuation report on Sunday confirmed that 39 people died in Puri district alone. This is 18 more than what the government had declared earlier. Three more deaths were confirmed in...
More »Cyclone Fani: Initial estimate pegs crop damage at Rs. 150 crore -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu 35 lakh poultry birds killed in Odisha The initial estimate of Cyclone Fani’s damage to standing crops in Odisha has been pegged at Rs. 150 crore, but the State Agriculture Department warns that the destruction of storage facilities and harvested crops stored in the open could further spike those losses. Low insurance penetration could also exacerbate farmers’ losses, especially in the poultry sector. “Because of the advance warning, it was possible to...
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