Even after days since the low-pressure-induced rain stopped, the residents of several villages of Tihidi block in Bhadrak district are still struggling with problems arising out of the flood that occurred in the Salandi river.
The worst-affected panchayats are Talagopabindha, Bilana, Baro, Kampada and Shyamsundarpur. Due to the flood in the Salandi River, the villages have been marooned for the last nine days. The villagers have to wade through knee-deep water on roads.
The flood water has also caused huge damage to the paddy saplings as they are still under four feet of water.
“We are facing a lot of problems. Starting from the roads to paddy fields, everything is submerged in knee-deep water,” complained Biswambar Khatua, a villager.
A villager who was earning his livelihood by rearing broilers also suffered a huge loss as all the birds died in the flood.
“My son had a poultry farm. The flood water rushed into our village within half an hour, giving us hardly any time to save the birds. The water entered the farm and around 400 of them died,” said Sabitri Khatua, a villager.