Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) As many as 416 persons lost their lives due to fire accidents across Odisha during the last three years, informed Revenue and Disaster Management minister Suresh Pujari through a written reply in the state assembly on Thursday. Data reveals that 192 people lost their lives in fire accidents across Odisha in 2022-23. The toll gradually declined in the following years, with 118 fatalities in 2023-24 and 106 in 2024-25, indicating a slow but steady improvement in fire-r…
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Bhubaneswar, Feb 23 (IANS) Amid protests launched by the opposition from the streets to the Assembly over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Monday said the state government is firmly committed to protecting the dignity and honour of the “Annadata,” or farmers, in the state. Addressing the media persons here, Pujari said, “Our government is firmly committed to protecting the dignity and honour of our ‘Annadata’, our farm…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 (IANS) With the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) nearing the end of its tenure in April, the matter has once again come into political focus.Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Friday remarked that the previous state government failed to sufficiently safeguard Odisha’s interests during proceedings before the tribunal.It is worth noting that the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT) was constituted in March 2018 under the Inter-State Riv…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) The Odisha government is mulling introducing a comprehensive and updated law on land administration in the forthcoming session of the state assembly to replace multiple existing Acts related to land, revenue, and disaster management. Speaking to media persons on Tuesday, the Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said the move is intended to modernise the legal framework, noting that several current laws date back to the 1980s and no longer address pres…