30,000 farmers demand Hirakud dam water

Western Orissa is witnessing an upheaval. In the eye of the storm is the Hirakud dam. Over 300,000 farmers dependent on its water for irrigation …

Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink, lament Mahanadi flood victims

The affected are now facing an acute shortage of potable drinking water even as the spectre of disease looms large

Tribunals alone can’t save our dying rivers: experts

Even as the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over Mahanadi river water has snowballed into a political fight, civil society organisations …

'Maha' dispute over the Mahanadi

The plans of both Odisha and Chhattisgarh to usurp water of the Mahanadi river have reached ridiculous levels

Farmers left high and dry as Chhattisgarh & Odisha squabble over Mahanadi water

The tussle between the two states has overshadowed the debate on the increasing defacement and pollution of the Mahanadi

Union Cabinet approves setting up of Tribunal for Mahanadi water-sharing dispute

The Centre’s move comes a month after the Supreme Court ordered the Constitution to settle the decades-long dispute

Mahanadi: Neither an election issue, nor a developmental one

The dying river is marred with pollution and irrigation issues and yet it hasn’t made it to the election agenda

World Rivers Day: Does a river exist for us only when it floods?

It’s important to spread river education in its totality, before dams and canals take over ‘rivers’ in the perception battle 

Lack of water intensifies distress in the Mahanadi basin

Climate change at the global and local levels is reducing water flow in the Mahanadi river, severely impacting agriculture. Tackling that …

Live storage increases marginally in India’s major reservoirs

The current storage has reached 82% of its capacity, against 76% and 67% August 18 and August 11, respectively

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 30, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Global Eco Watch: Carcass of radio transmitter-fitted gharial found in Odisha

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology  

Integrated risk assessment of dams required to prevent human-made disasters: Experts

Ministry of Jal Shakti said in a press release recently that data on flooding caused due to faulty operations of reservoirs is not maintained …

'Odisha's waterman'

Ranjan Panda of Water Initiative Odisha, is a researcher, environmentalist and activist. He describes the threats to rivers and water bodies of Odisha

Mahanadi Coalfields land oustees to get compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation

Land acquired for mining in 1988; Compensation to be disbursed to 4 villages under the R&R Act, 2013

Once upon a time, the Chilika was a part of the Bay of Bengal: Study

Historical records and the presence of stone anchors and hero stones confirm that the Chilika was a part of the sea once

World Crocodile Day: Experts flag dip in gharial count in Odisha

Only 14 gharials were spotted at Satkosia gorge in Tikarpada in state’s Angul district in 2019, claimed a former forest official

Odisha: Gharial hatchlings spotted three years in a row, 35 seen this time

Critically endangered reptile hatchlings seen in Mahanadi river’s Satkosia gorge, a Ramsar site

Gandhamardan revisited

Fifteen years ago, BALCO made an abortive attempt to mine bauxite in one of India's richest biodiversity reserves, Gandhamardan in Orissa. Now …

After Mahanadi floods, Odisha farmers at mercy of Sitrang

Farmers harvest immature standing crops in fear of greater losses due to cyclonic storm 

Locals oppose petrochemical project plan in Odisha’s Kendrapara over green concerns

Water use for the PCPIR will effect mangroves, Mahanadi river; Area already prone to disasters due to climate change, say environmentalists

Barrages spur protests

Odisha wants to dam surplus water downstream of Hirakud dam. But where’s the surplus?  

POSCO to get water from Mahanadi

People protest Odisha government's decision to allocate water from the Mahanadi and Hansua rivers, saying it will turn large tracts of farms …

In deep water

Rivers Krishna and Mahanadi are in crisis. In the race to industrialise, states have drawn plans to exploit their last drop. For four decades, …

IMD predicts more rain in Odisha amid grim Mahanadi floods

Floodwaters have inundated more than 24,000 hectares of farmland in the state