Odisha stares at medium-level flood in Mahanadi, 2 deaths reported in heavy rains
4 min readExpress News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha authorities on Thursday sounded alert for a medium stage flood in Mahanadi river and requested at the very least 5 districts within the coastal and deltaic area to ramp up evacuation and aid measures.
In the final three days, two individuals died after heavy rains lashed the state.
The authorities mentioned at the very least 15,000 individuals have been affected in 264 panchayats of 11 districts up to now. The districts evacuated 4,151 individuals and shifted them to safer locations.
Now with about 9 lakh cusec water more likely to move by Mundali barrage later within the day, low-lying areas and people situated near the river banks in Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Puri and Khurda districts are additionally very more likely to get impacted by the flood. In Cuttack, the flood water discharge affected a number of villages on the day. In Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Puri and Khurda districts, the administration began shifting individuals to safer locations as the height water circulate is predicted to achieve by Thursday night time.
“A medium stage flood is predicted in Mahanadi because of the incessant rains in Boudh and Phulbani and never due to water discharge from Hirakud dam. No gate of the dam might be opened and the flood waters are anticipated to enter the ocean by Friday night,” mentioned Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrata Sahu.
Meanwhile, the federal government confirmed two deaths in Keonjhar and Jajpur districts. While an individual died from drowning in Jajpur, one other succumbed after a wall collapsed because of the heavy rains in Keonjhar.
About 106 groups of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, National Disaster Response Force and Odisha Fire and Emergency Service have already been deployed in 16 districts together with Cuttack and Khurda. Senior engineers of the Department of Water Resources have additionally been deployed to watch the floods in Mahanadi river.
About 4,000 individuals have been evacuated from low-lying areas in Keonjhar, Jajpur, Balasore, Phulbani and Boudh districts attributable to flood-like state of affairs in lots of rivers and tributaries following incessant rains. Two panchayats of Nayagarh have been reduce off from Gania block attributable to flood water overtopping the roads.
The Baitarani river which prompted injury in coastal and northern districts continues to circulate above the hazard stage.
According to officers, the water stage is predicted to recede by Thursday night time. The river is flowing at 19.66 m in opposition to its hazard stage of 18.33 m.
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha authorities on Thursday sounded alert for a medium stage flood in Mahanadi river and requested at the very least 5 districts within the coastal and deltaic area to ramp up evacuation and aid measures.
In the final three days, two individuals died after heavy rains lashed the state.
The authorities mentioned at the very least 15,000 individuals have been affected in 264 panchayats of 11 districts up to now. The districts evacuated 4,151 individuals and shifted them to safer locations. googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Now with about 9 lakh cusec water more likely to move by Mundali barrage later within the day, low-lying areas and people situated near the river banks in Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Puri and Khurda districts are additionally very more likely to get impacted by the flood. In Cuttack, the flood water discharge affected a number of villages on the day. In Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Puri and Khurda districts, the administration began shifting individuals to safer locations as the height water circulate is predicted to achieve by Thursday night time.
“A medium stage flood is predicted in Mahanadi because of the incessant rains in Boudh and Phulbani and never due to water discharge from Hirakud dam. No gate of the dam might be opened and the flood waters are anticipated to enter the ocean by Friday night,” mentioned Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrata Sahu.
Meanwhile, the federal government confirmed two deaths in Keonjhar and Jajpur districts. While an individual died from drowning in Jajpur, one other succumbed after a wall collapsed because of the heavy rains in Keonjhar.
About 106 groups of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, National Disaster Response Force and Odisha Fire and Emergency Service have already been deployed in 16 districts together with Cuttack and Khurda. Senior engineers of the Department of Water Resources have additionally been deployed to watch the floods in Mahanadi river.
About 4,000 individuals have been evacuated from low-lying areas in Keonjhar, Jajpur, Balasore, Phulbani and Boudh districts attributable to flood-like state of affairs in lots of rivers and tributaries following incessant rains. Two panchayats of Nayagarh have been reduce off from Gania block attributable to flood water overtopping the roads.
The Baitarani river which prompted injury in coastal and northern districts continues to circulate above the hazard stage.
According to officers, the water stage is predicted to recede by Thursday night time. The river is flowing at 19.66 m in opposition to its hazard stage of 18.33 m.
