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Paradip municipality generates manure by processing solid waste

November 22, 2019 By Amarnath Parida Leave a Comment

Paradip, Nov 22 (LocalWire): For the first time, Paradip Municipality has generated manure from waste to be used in agricultural fields to ensure solid waste management in the port city.

Earlier, Paradip Municipality had set up a Material Recovery Facility (MRF), a specific centre where non-compostable solid waste was temporarily stored by the civic body. Five Micro Composting Centres (MCC) were set up to decentralize the processing of organic waste and to ensure zero discharge of organic waste to the landfill.

These facilitated the municipality to leverage the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban convergence by providing livelihoods to women as waste pickers. This will ensure better working conditions as they will be provided with toilets, clean water and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Solid waste management will cover all eighteen wards with everyday average collection of solid waste and garbage up to 50 tonnes.

The residents often dump garbage on the streets causing unhygienic atmosphere in the port city. Besides, many drains are choked by garbage and solid waste.

The municipality launched a campaign to create awareness by collecting garbage door-to-door. They are also using vehicles with separate cabins to collect biodegradable waste and other waste.

Executive Officer, Paradip Municipality Dillip Mohanty said solid waste generated in urban areas is segregated into wet waste (mainly from kitchens) and dry waste.

‘Wet waste is processed in the MCCs using ‘enzyme solution’ and converted to compost-manure. Through this method, the first lot of compost-manure is generated in the MCCs of Paradip Municipality in which four tonnes of wet waste generated one tonne manure, which will be used in the agricultural fields,’ he explained.

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Two killed in separate road accidents

November 21, 2019 By Amarnath Parida Leave a Comment

Paradip, November 21 (LocalWire): Two persons were killed in separate accidents during the wee hours on Thursday at the port town here.

According to sources while Umesh Behera was hit by a speeding truck, the other deceased Pramoda Sethy was killed by an unknown vehicle.

Behera, a resident of Bari under Jajpur district was going to the local market on a motorbike when a speeding truck hit him near the Terminal Chowk.

In another incident, Sethy, a labourer from Serei under the Kendrapara district died on Nehru Bangla road when the unidentified vehicle rammed on him.

The Paradip Model police have seized both the two dead bodies and have sent them for post-mortem at the Kujang Hospital.

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Container tracking service launched at Paradip port

November 20, 2019 By Amarnath Parida Leave a Comment

Paradip, Nov 20 (LocalWire): DMICDC Logistics Data Services launched its container tracking service at Paradip today. It is a significant milestone in simplifying operations in India’s vast container logistics sector.

DLDS’ flagship solution, Logistics Data Bank, is a single window container tracking solution aimed at improving operations in Indian container logistics.

It began its services at India’s south-eastern corridor covering Chennai, Visakhapatnam, and Krishnapatnam ports with its ICT-based services.

LDB has also extended its operations to Kolkata, Haldia, Cochin, New Mangalore, V O Chidambaranar, Adani Kattupalli and Deendayal ports.

With today’s inclusion of Paradip, LDB’s ICT-based services have become operational across 23 ports of India.

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3 child labourers rescued after raids in Paradip town

November 19, 2019 By Amarnath Parida Leave a Comment

Paradip, Nov 19 (LocalWire): Three children were rescued from a hotel and two shops in Paradip town today after district-level task force led by district labour officer raided 14 shops, hotels, bar and other business establishments.

They have been produced before the Child Welfare committee after conducting a medical examination at Atharbanki Hospital in Paradip.

District labour officer Baba Ananda Ranjan Das rescued the three children working in a hotel, flower shop and electrical shop.

Assistant Labour Commissioner Kumud Ranjan Das informed ‘The squad raided different hotels, bar and other shops after orders from from the district administration and rescued a child aged 13 years and two adolescents, aged15 and 17 years respectively. One of them has been handed over to his guardian as per provisions of the law. A case will be registered against the employer under child and adolescent labour (prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986.’

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PPL, UNICEF to develop 25 WASH compliant Anganwadi centers

November 18, 2019 By Amarnath Parida Leave a Comment

Paradip, November 18 (LocalWire): As part of its initiative to reduce malnutrition and ensure better health in villages, the Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) has joined hands with UNICEF and Harsha Trust to launch a Navratna Balya Gruha pilot project.

Under the CSR initiative, PPL will be developing 25 WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) compliant Anganwadi centers in Bagadia, Mangrajpur, Fatepur, and Kothi panchayats of Kujang block in Jagatsinghpur district.

The collaboration will strengthen the capacities of ICDS frontline functionaries and improve health and quality learning that cannot be achieved without access to functional WASH infrastructure and hygiene at the Anganwadi centers.

Experts point out that WASH in Anganwadi centers is especially important since it encourages inculcation and adoption of correct sanitation and hygiene practices from pre-school education, which is expected to have an impact on their lives throughout.

Besides, providing WASH information to pregnant and post-natal mothers who receive supplementary nutrition from these centres will also enable them to adopt good hygiene practices and influence members of the household.

The announcement was made by PPL COO Ranjit Singh Chugh and UNICEF’s Odisha chief Monika Nielsen at an event organised by PPL to inaugurate the new building of Ama Anganwadi Kendra that has been built as part of its CSR initiatives at Bagadia Gram Panchayat.

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Port Day celebrated at Paradeep

November 12, 2019 By Amarnath Parida Leave a Comment

Paradip, Nov 12 (LocalWire): Port Day was observed today during the auspicious occasion of Kartik Purnima.

Rinkesh Roy, Chairman, Paradip Port Trust unfurled the Paradip Port flag at Wet Basin and performed the traditional kalas (urn) Puja.

He handed over the sacred kalas to the sadhavas who set sail on a traditionally-decorated boat.

He also inspected the Port Marine crafts lined up in the Harbour and took salute.

For their dedicated service in their respective fields and their attachments to the Port many people were felicited on the occasion.

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Jagatsinghpur sea-side villages lack cyclone shelters, shocked by govt apathy

November 10, 2019 By Amarnath Parida Leave a Comment

Paradip, Nov 10 (LocalWire): Villagers of sea side villages in Jagatsinghpur district are living in fear due to the frequent cyclones and with no cyclone shelters built here despite requests.

Interestingly, there are eight blocks in this district. Out of eight blocks, cyclone shelters have been built in six blocks but there are no cyclone shelters in Jagatsinghpur and Raghunathpur blocks. During cyclone, the people of these two blocks take shelter in private houses or educational institutions but they have been deprived of free kitchens and other relief materials.

Sandhkuda, a fishing village with 15,000 people, is situated just 500 meters away from sea. During the super cyclone in 1999, the village was completely wiped out and nearly 900 people killed. But even after 20 years of the super cyclone, nothing has been done to set up cyclone shelters for the safety of the people.

After super cyclone, nearly 593 schools-cum cyclone shelters were built in this district out of which many have developed cracks on roofs causing water leakage with damaged doors and windows due to sub-standard work and villagers are unwilling to take shelter in these shelters due to lack of safety.

Without any cyclone shelter, administration has been forced to shift them to nearby cyclone shelters at Biju Maidan in Paradip port.

This cyclone shelter is two to three kms away from this village and villagers are reluctant to shift to this cyclone shelter by leaving their assets and properties.

Realizing their plight, Damodar Rout had laid the foundation stone for the construction of a cyclone shelter in 2006 but neither the state government nor the authority of Paradip Port Trust have come forward to construct it.

There are hundreds of villages under Erasama and Balikuda blocks situated near the sea but nothing has been done to set up cyclone shelters for them.

Despite frequent demands by villagers, submission of proposal by the local BDO and after suggestions of IIT, Khargpur to erect cyclone shelters for the safety of cyclone-prone villagers, nothing has been done for the 150 sea side villages in Erasama, Balikuda areas, within one km from sea.

Earlier, Erasama block had sent proposals to the state government to construct 16 cyclone shelters in 2015 but nothing has been done in this regard.

Sarpanch of Janakadeipur, Naramada Pal, said, ‘this panchyat under Erasama block has no cyclone shelter. Due to dilapidated condition of the school building, hundreds of Bengali communities are staying in private buildings during cyclones. We have sought the intervention of the administration to set up cyclone shelters but nothing has been done in this regard.’

Deputy Collector (emergency) Kalayn Saurav Das confessed ‘there are no cyclone shelters in both Raghunathpur and Jagasinghpur block. This district has 21 cyclone shelters and 21 flood shelters so administration has sent a proposal to the state government and OSDMA to build cyclone shelters after cyclone Fani.’

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Ambulances flout law, unlicenced helpers drive around Jagatsinghpur

November 7, 2019 By Amarnath Parida Leave a Comment

Paradip, Nov 7 (LocalWire): People of Jagatsinghpur district are afraid to dial 108 ambulance during emergency as helpers without license are driving the dilapidated ambulances and putting at risk the lives of ailing patients.

People of Sandhkuda under Paradip municipality complained as ambulances are being driven by helpers.

An ambulance was detained by locals who refused to send the critical patient to a nearby hospital in the ambulance.

Out of 11 ambulances engaged at different community health centres in this district, eight are running without fitness certificates putting the lives of patients at risk.

These ambulances had applied for renewal of fitness certificate in local RTO office last month but the certificates could not be issued as the vehicles are in bad shape.

Chanalabala Nayak, 64, hailing from Sandhkuda under Paradip Municipality area is a serious asthma patient.

On Monday, her condition worsened and her family members requested local Asha worker Anjana Traipathy to dial 108 ambulance to shift her to a nearby hospital. But when they found an inexperienced person driving the ambulance, they were afraid to take her in it.

Three staff including driver, helper and pharmacist are supposed to accompany the ambulance but only two people came to transport Nayak.

The pharmacist confessed that in the absence of the driver, the helper from Ziqitza Health Care Ltd for Integrated Patient Transport and Health Care Service was driving the ambulance.

But local people complained that 108 ambulance has 11 ambulances with one driver each.

With no alternate driver, it is difficult for one person to work 24 hours without rest so drivers force helpers to drive the ambulances.

Medical Officer, Atharbanki Hospital, Paradip Basant Kumar Rout said ‘the staffs and are not under our control.

The staff work under the supervision of contract agencies so health department is least concerned about their duties and activities.’

Cluster Coordinator, ambulance, Sarada Kumar Behera confessed ‘the driver felt drowsy after over working but is illegal for the helper to drive the ambulance. Stern action will be taken against errant staff.’

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Boat crashes into sunken ship debris in Paradip

November 5, 2019 By LocalWire Leave a Comment

Paradip, November 5 (LocalWire): Six fishermen here had a close shave as a mechanised vessel in which they were traveling, capsized after it crashed against the debris of a sunken ship close to the Paradip port operational area.

It may be recalled that a Mongolian ship had sunk off Paradip coast on 9 September 2009. However, the wreckage of the sunken ship is yet to be removed from the seawater causing hindrances to crafts and restricting vessel movement.

According to sources, the crews of the mechanised boat could not sight the debris and the boat capsized after it ran into the debris.

The crews of another vessel who were involved in sea fishing nearby rescued all the six fishermen of the ill-fated boat, officials of Paradip marine police station stated.

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Paradip port worker killed in accident

November 1, 2019 By Amarnath Parida Leave a Comment

Paradip, Nov 1 (LocalWire): A worker with the Paradip Port management committee was killed in an accident in the prohibited zone of Paradip port while he was unloading iron ore from a truck in the wee hours today.

The Clearing Forwarding and Handling worker Gandhrab Gaud from Chhatamunduli under Ganjam district was rammed by the truck and he died on the spot.

The victim’s son Bikram Gaud lodged an FIR at Paradip Model police station and police registered a case.

Police seized the body and sent it to Kujang hospital for postmortem.

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