Special Relief Commissioner

Bhubaneswar: Satyabrata Sahu has been given additional charge as Additional Chief Secretary of Forest & Environment department. Sahu is currently holding the post of Special Relief Commissioner (SRC). He is also the additional chief…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer, Nikunja Bihari Dhal as the new Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) of Odisha. According  to a notification by the General Administration and Public Grievance…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is bracing for heavy rainfall early next week under the impact of a possible cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to skirt the state and move towards West Bengal and Bangladesh, the IMD said on Friday.…

Bhubaneswar: Inaccurate data on the release of flood water by the neighbouring states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand into the down streams is causing heavy floods in Odisha. Therefore, the state government would not rely on any further…

Bhubaneswar: After severe floods in western and coastal Odisha, now there is an imminent threat of heavy floods in North Odisha. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena said in a press conference on Sunday that there is a possibility…

Bhubaneswar: As Jharkhand has opened 16 sluice gates of Galudih barrage, high floods are expected in Baitarani and Subarnarekha river systems by Sunday afternoon and midnight respectively. In view of the ensuing high floods, the Collectors…

Bhubaneswar: In view of impending cyclonic storm ‘Asani’, Special Relief Commissioner of Odisha, Pradeep Kumar Jena, today directed the Collectors of Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, and Kendrapara districts to evacuate people living in…

Bhubaneswar: Even though the IMD predicts that the impending cyclone is unlikely to make landfall in Odisha, the State government is still in readiness to tackle any possible situation, said Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Jena on…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is well prepared to tackle the possible cyclone, said Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena while addressing the media at Rajiv Bhavan here on Thursday. As per the India Meteorological…

Bhubaneswar: After a period of almost two years, the Odisha Government on Thursday revoked the orders and guidelines issued earlier under the Disaster Management Act for COVID containment measures. The Office of Special Relief…