Odisha leads in malaria control with 90% reduction in cases
He said this was made possible due to integrated intervention like the State-led programme called Durgama Anchlare Malaria Nirakarana (DAMaN).
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BHUBANESWAR: Odisha has made significant progress in controlling malaria with 90 per cent reduction in number of cases over the last three years due to targeted interventions by the State government. The rate of reduction of the vector-borne disease between 2018 and 2019 was 40 per cent against the national average of 17 per cent during the same period. “Around 4.44 lakh malaria positive cases and 77 deaths were recorded in 2016 which reduced to 39, 556 cases and nine deaths in 2019,” said Director Public Health Dr Niranjan Mishra.
Construction work of a vaccine production unit has started at Andharua in Bhubaneshwar and a target has been set to commence production of Covaxin by June 2022, the Odisha government has announced. The vaccine unit being set up through Bharat Biotech International Ltd (BBIL) will produce around 10 types of advanced vaccines, including that for coronavirus and malaria, as per a release. The construction of the vaccine production unit because of IDCO s smooth land allotment process and ease of doing business reforms , stated the release further. The required statutory clearances and permissions have also been granted for setting up the unit. It was informed after a state-level Bio-Tech implementation committee meeting held virtually under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra from Lokseva Bhawan wherein Secretary Science and Technology Manoj Mishra outlined the administrative and financial issues for discussion.
Sowing, nursery and land preparation, irrigation, planting, harvesting, threshing, processing and packing will be allowed, Mahapatra said
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BHUBANESHWAR: As Covid-19 situation continues to worsen at an alarming pace in the state, the Odisha government on Sunday announced 14-day lockdown in the state entire state to break the chain of transmission. The lockdown will be in force from May 5 to May 19.
Announcing the lockdown decision, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, however, said that the weekend shutdowns will continue in all urban areas of the State starting from 6pm on Fridays to 5am of Mondays. Public transport by buses, inter-state and intra state will remain suspended till May 19, he said.
Odisha sets target to achieve 60 pc crop diversification in mega lift point ayacut areas ANI | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 03:39 IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 29 (ANI): In a step towards enhancing the cash return to the farmers and creation of subsidiary employment opportunities in the agricultural sector, the Odisha government on Wednesday started initiative of crop diversification in mega lift point ( MILP) ayacut areas of the state.
According to the state government, with due deliberation, the target was set to achieve non-paddy cultivation in 60 per cent of the MILP ayacut areas during the coming cropping seasons.
The state government s release said the action plan for the coming Kharif season towards this effect was discussed in a high-level meeting held on digital mode under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra wherein Secretary Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment Suresh Kumar Vashishth outlined the issues
High alert in border districts as triple mutant emerges in West Bengal
For those who would prefer paid quarantine, such accommodation will be arranged by the district administration, he added.
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BHUBANESWAR: At a time when the State government is grappling with the second wave of Covid-19, fuelled by the double mutant, emergence of a triple mutant strain in the poll-bound West Bengal has put Odisha on high alert. In a bid to monitor people travelling from West Bengal, the government on Thursday directed collectors of Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts to put up border check posts (BCP) on all inter-state roads (NH/SH and local roads) along the border of neighbouring state with immediate effect.