Bhubaneswar: Odisha government had alerted 12 districts after heavy rain for past three days which raise fear of floods in some rivers.
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Mohapatra said that the districts where alert was sounded are Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Khurda, Cuttack, Boudh, Nayagarh and Keonjhar.
The chief minister stressed the need to evacuate people from low lying areas in time and make arrangements for free cooked food and relief.
He said that heavy rains pounded many parts of the state over the last three days and several areas were inundated and submerged, normal life was thrown out of gear in Sambalpur which received over 336.8mm rainfall during a very short span.
Notify that over 4,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas in Sambalpur to safe places and as many as 22 free kitchen centres opened for them.
He said that over 8.43 lakh cusec of water was flowing in the river Mahanadi at Munduli. He also said that the flow could rise up to a maximum of 10 lakh cusec with 11 sluice gates opened at Hirakud Dam.
He said, “While there is no need for worry, some areas like Athagarh and Banki in Cuttack district and parts of Nayagarh and Boudh may be flooded with backwaters.”
He said that four districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Keonjhar and Sundargarh are expected to get more rains due to a low pressure. As a result, fear of floods may arise in rivers like Budhabalang and Subarnerekha.
Bureau Report
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