A 13-year-old girl built a water filter out of corn cobs farmers throw away. Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai, from Koraput district in Odisha, won the Communit...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid escalating tensions over the disputed Kotia region in Odisha’s Koraput district, Leader of Opposition (LoP) and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote another letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging him to immediately take up the matter with the Union Government and the Andhra Pradesh Government at the highest level to safeguard the state’s territorial integrity. In a letter to the CM, Patnaik said that, following his earlier letter on Kotia dated October 19 and the Chief Minister’s reply dated October 27, the situation on the ground has further deteriorated, with reports of growing tension and confrontation between officials of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

The Odisha government has stepped up rescue and relief operations across southern districts battered by exceptionally heavy rain brought by Cyclone Arnab on October 28. The rainfall may also have been influenced a second cyclonic system to the storm's northeast. The downpour sent rivers, including the Rushikulya and Mahendratanaya, swelling, triggering floods and landslides that washed away roads and bridges and left villages marooned across seven districts—Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Rayagada. Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal are among the worst-affected districts. Several villages remain cut off by floodwaters, with food and other essential supplies being delivered by helicopter. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Patrapur in Ganjam recorded the highest rainfall, at 546 mm, followed by Sorada, also in Ganjam, with 503 mm. G Udayagiri in Kandhamal received 462 mm, Mahendragarh in Gajapati 458 mm, while Sanakhemundi and Chikiti in Ganjam received 388 mm and 309 mm, respectively. Speaking to journalists on October 30, Suresh Pujari, the state's revenue and disaster-management minister, said water levels in several rivers had risen sharply, with some exceeding their danger marks and posing a serious flood threat. According to state officials, 299 villages across 22 blocks in Ganjam district and 711...

The Odisha government has stepped up rescue and relief operations across southern districts battered by exceptionally heavy rain brought by Cyclone Arnab on October 28. The rainfall may also have been influenced a second cyclonic system to the storm's northeast. The downpour sent rivers, including the Rushikulya and Mahendratanaya, swelling, triggering floods and landslides that washed away roads and bridges and left villages marooned across seven districts—Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Rayagada. Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal are among the worst-affected districts. Several villages remain cut off by floodwaters, with food and other essential supplies being delivered by helicopter. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Patrapur in Ganjam recorded the highest rainfall, at 546 mm, followed by Sorada, also in Ganjam, with 503 mm. G Udayagiri in Kandhamal received 462 mm, Mahendragarh in Gajapati 458 mm, while Sanakhemundi and Chikiti in Ganjam received 388 mm and 309 mm, respectively. Speaking to journalists on October 30, Suresh Pujari, the state's revenue and disaster-management minister, said water levels in several rivers had risen sharply, with some exceeding their danger marks and posing a serious flood threat. According to state officials, 299 villages across 22 blocks in Ganjam district and 711...

Heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding disrupted life across eight districts, while authorities said no deaths had been reported following the cyclone's landfall in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Cyclone Arnab battered southern Odisha overnight on October 27 and 28, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds and coastal flooding that damaged homes, destroyed crops and disrupted electricity supplies across several districts. The storm affected Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Nuapada and Gajapati districts, with low-lying coastal villages particularly vulnerable to flooding. The very severe cyclonic storm crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts southwest of Yanam between 2 am and 8 am on October 28, with sustained winds of 125-135 km/h, gusting to 150 km/h. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the cyclone made landfall about 20 km east-northeast of Narsapur, 40 km southwest of Yanam and 60 km southwest of Kakinada. “The latest observations indicate that the landfall process has been completed, with the central region moving completely inland,” Manorama Mohanty, director of the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, said in a statement on October 28. The cyclone weakened from a very severe cyclonic storm to a severe cyclonic storm by 8.30 am. The Odisha government deployed teams from the...

IMD issued an orange warning, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall of 12-20 cm, for six districts — Puri, Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri.

Heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding disrupted life across eight districts, while authorities said no deaths had been reported following the cyclone's landfall in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Cyclone Arnab battered southern Odisha overnight on October 27 and 28, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds and coastal flooding that damaged homes, destroyed crops and disrupted electricity supplies across several districts. The storm affected Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Nuapada and Gajapati districts, with low-lying coastal villages particularly vulnerable to flooding. The very severe cyclonic storm crossed the Andhra Pradesh and Yanam coasts southwest of Yanam between 2 am and 8 am on October 28, with sustained winds of 125-135 km/h, gusting to 150 km/h. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the cyclone made landfall about 20 km east-northeast of Narsapur, 40 km southwest of Yanam and 60 km southwest of Kakinada. “The latest observations indicate that the landfall process has been completed, with the central region moving completely inland,” Manorama Mohanty, director of the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar, said in a statement on October 28. The cyclone weakened from a very severe cyclonic storm to a severe cyclonic storm by 8.30 am. The Odisha government deployed teams from the...

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has placed five southern districts—Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Rayagada, and Malkangiri—under Category-1 (highest alert) due to an approaching low-pressure system for...

The Odisha government is preparing for mass evacuations, as cyclonic storm Arnab is likely to cause heavy rain and strong winds in the state’s southern districts—particularly Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Ganjam and Gajapati—on October 27. The state government has decided to keep schools, colleges and anganwadi centres closed in the six districts expected to be most affected. Other coastal districts may also receive torrential rain. A press release by India Meteorological Department on October 26 warns about the cyclonic storm, saying, “It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm over westcentral Bay of Bengal by evening of today, the 26th October and into a very severe cyclonic storm over the same region on 27th October. Thereafter, it is very likely to move northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh & Yanam coasts between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam close to Yanam as a very severe cyclonic storm with the maximum sustained wind speed of 115-125 kmph gusting to 140 kmph by forenoon of 28th October, 2026.” Media reported Odisha’s Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Kumar Pujari saying the government was on high alert and had made arrangements to evacuate people from vulnerable areas to safer locations...

Schools, colleges and Anganwadi centres will close for two days in Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput and Malkangiri. The IMD forecasts heavy rain in Odisha as a developing Bay of Bengal system heads towards the Andhra Pradesh coast.

In 2006, the court had asked both states to maintain the status quo in the 21 border villages in Koraput district.

Bhubaneswar, Oct 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Minister Suresh Pujari on Wednesday said the state government is committed to taking all appropriate measures necessary for an early and lasting resolution of the long-standing border dispute involving Kotia gram panchayat in Koraput district. The Minister’s remarks come amid renewed tensions over the Kotia panchayat in Pottangi block of Koraput district following recent moves by neighbouring Andhra Pradesh to hold panchayat elections in some villages of the disputed area. As soon as the Minister came to know about the development, he directed the district administration to keep a close watch on the situation.

Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) A delegation of the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will visit Kotia Panchayat on October 23 to protest against reported election-related activities undertaken by Andhra Pradesh in some villages of Kotia in Pottangi block of Odisha’s Koraput district. The party said in a statement on Thursday that the decision has been taken following the directions and approval of BJD president and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik. “In view of the seriousness of the matter and its implications for Odisha’s territorial integrity and administrative authority, the proposed visit aims to assess the ground situation and understand the concerns of the people residing in the affected villages,” the party added in the statement.

Amid inclement weather and heavy rainfall alert, schools in Odisha's Koraput will remain closed on Friday, September 25. "All categories of schools upto the Higher Secondary Level and Anganwadi centres in Koraput shall remain closed on September 25," the district collector in its order mentioned. Meanwhile, the schools and Anganwadi centres will remain open for teaching and non-teaching staffs.

Koraput, India – Raghunath Khara was shocked to look at his thumb impression on a piece of paper that declared he had consented to a government proposal to mine his village’s pristine forest land for bauxite. He says he never gave that thumb impression. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4Who is Gautam Adani and why is he controversial? list 2 of 4US federal judge questions DOJ decision to drop Adani charges list 3 of 4Modi govt allowed Adani coal deals it knew were ‘inappropriate’ list 4 of 4India’s mining boom threatens tribal people end of list “I always sign in English. It was someone else’s thumb,” alleged Khara, a shopkeeper in Balda village in the tribal-dominated Koraput district of Odisha state in eastern India. Khara is among hundreds of people from Indigenous tribes in Balda and neighbouring Bannur village who have lost their lands to the new bauxite mine. It is being developed by Kalinga Alumina Limited, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited, a conglomerate owned by Gautam Adani, India’s second richest businessman and close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The $24m project will consume a large chunk of the tabletop Balda Hill – home to...

Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das on Friday strongly condemned the issuance of a notification for panchayat elections in the Kotia region in Koraput district of Odisha by the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, demanding the Odisha government take immediate steps to stop the interference of the neighbouring state. PCC president Das demanded the withdrawal of Andhra Pradesh’s notification for panchayat elections in the Kotia region, asserting that the move amounted to interference in Odisha’s territory. Das strongly criticised the BJP government in Odisha for remaining silent on the issue.

Authorities in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh have stepped up their preparedness for adverse weather conditions and heavy rainfall due to Cyclone Arnab. Schools and Anganwadi centres in several districts of Odisha - Nabarangpur, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Khurda and Malkangiri have been ordered to remain closed on Thursday, September 24.

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