The forest department is adopting technology-oriented solutions such as drones and thermal cameras to support the monitoring of the animals and alert villages if there is a chance of an encounter with humans.
Responding to a written question asked by MLA from Dhenkanal, Sudhir Kumar Samal, the Minister stated "The surveys of the Directorate of Mines and Geological Survey Of India (GSI) revelation the presence of Gold reserves in three districts including Deogarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj."
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated 259 development projects worth Rs 4,703 crore in Keonjhar District. Apart from these, CM Patnaik also inaugurated Dharanidhar Medical College and Hospital.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 12 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out search operations at various offices and residential premises of former MLA of Champua Constituency Jitendra Nath Patnaik and related entities at Joda in Keonjhar district and Bhubaneswar under Preven
Keonjhar (Odisha) [India], October 10 (ANI): A Superintending Engineer of the Irrigation Baitarini Division, Keonjhar on Saturday was arrested by a team of Odisha Vigilance under the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 after unaccounted cash in lakhs was seized from his premises.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 25 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday laid the foundation stone for Liquid Medical Oxygen and PSA Plant in eight districts of the state through video conferencing. These districts are Bargarh, Ganjam, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Kendrapara, Keon
Keonjhar (Odisha) [India], February 8 (ANI): Special Task Force (STF) apprehended three persons and allegedly seized 2 elephant tusks and a leopard skin from them in Keonjhar on Sunday, an official statement said.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 2 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday proposed for early completion of various ongoing National Highway (NH) projects in mine rich Keonjhar district in the state and subsequent eight-laning of the projects.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Tata Power said on Monday it has received a letter of intent from the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) for distribution and retail supply of electricity in five circles of North Eastern Electricity Supply Company of Odisha (NESCO) con
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 24 (ANI): Odisha's Covid-19 tally surged to 3,15,271 after it added 642 new infections in the past 24 hours, informed the state's Information and Public Relation Department on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 31 (ANI): Schools in some remote areas of Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts are setting up "indigenous knowledge corners" in schools where students will be taught using teaching-learning material made of resources collected from people.
Keonjhar (Odisha) [India], September 1 (ANI): Three persons were arrested with over 19 kg elephant tusks here in Keonjhar on Monday, a forest official said.