In this latest report the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has accused the state revenue department for acquiring land for six companies including Posco India & Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL)by invoking emergency provisions without fulfilling the conditions prescribed under Land Acquisition Act-1894.

Urban water and sanitation service delivery in Orissa could significantly improve by achieving these key objectives.

This draft report on city sanitation plan provides an insight on the present sanitation practices/situation in the city, sanitation deficiencies and further provides a detailed planning for city wide sanitation for attaining the goal of open defecation free city. A structured sample survey was conducted throughout the city on various attributes that concern the sanitation facilities in its vicinity and analysis of the same is carried out to assess its present sanitation situation.

All cities and towns in Odisha become totally clean, sanitized, healthy, liveable, ensuring and sustaining good public health and environmental outcomes for all citizens, with a special focus on hygienic and affordable sanitation for the urban poor and women; in line with the National Urban Sanitation Policy. The overall goal of this strategy is to transform urban Odisha into community-driven, totally sanitized (safe), healthy and liveable cities/towns that are managed by ULBs with citizen and stakeholder participation.

The Orissa Economic Survey, 2010-11 takes note of the efforts of the State Government to bring visible improvements in the State finances, to reduce Debt-GSDP ratio from 55.92% in 2002-2003 to the sustainable level of 23.24% in 2009-10, to create fiscal space for higher plan and capital outlays to propel growth in the economy, and to accelerate the pace of development. The analysis presented in the Survey, 2010-11 clearly brings out that there is a perceptible structural change in Orissa’s economy which has been following a high growth trajectory in recent years.

A bill to regulate the development and management of ground water and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. This Act may be called the Orissa Ground Water (Regulation, Development and Management) Act, 2011.

Government of Odisha intends to launch a new scheme for exploitation of ground water resources through construction of deep bore wells in hard rock areas of the State with a view to augment irrigation potential mostly in blocks which have less than 35% irrigation, it is proposed to install around 4,000 nos. of bore well projects each with in ayacut of approximately 2 ha.

These rules may be called the Orissa Irrigation (Amendment) Rules, 2010. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Orissa Gazette.

This document reports provides an action plan to implement water reforms in Orissa to address the imminent water challenges of the state. The report provides an overview of the water challenges of Orissa which include growing competition for water resources from industrial and urban development, in a variable hydrological environment.

These rules may be called Orissa Biological Diversity Rules, 2010. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Orissa Gazette.