Tag: Flood Fury

The situation is still grim in some of the districts of the state and this has sparked resentment among the farmers who alleged that no action is being taken to drain the water from their agricultural land.

Some students reached the school today morning wading through knee-deep water but could not appear for the examination as the school premises was inundated.  

ODRAF and fire services personnel carry out ops to rescue people stranded in low-lying areas in Sundarpada after floodwater from Daya River entered the area. Watch these visuals.

With the flood situation in Odisha worsening, waterlogging & flooding in several areas of the state including Sambalpur, Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Banki were reported. 

As part of its ongoing measures to combat the flood-situation, the Odisha government on Tuesday decided to open additional gates of Hirakud Dam to flush out excess floodwater entering the reservoir. As per the decision, the floodwater will now be released through 40 gates of Hirakud.

The SRC informed that embankment patrolling will be intenfised across 10 districts of the state.

Incessant rainfall activities have unleashed floodgates of worries for people in many parts of the State.

Rajasthan - Cars washed away in Jodhpur after heavy rain triggered a flood-like situation on July 25

Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped locals following collapse of river embankments in separate places in Odisha. The Uparashailo river embankment in Padhani panchayat under Dhamnagar block of Bhadrak district has collapsed 250 ft below triggering concerns. Locals claimed that even as a solid stone packing was done to prevent erosion of the embankment, heavy and incessant rainfall […]

Bhubaneswar: After “No flood” assurances, the Special Relief Commissioner today alerted of a low to medium scale flood in the Mahanadi river system. With torrential and incessant rain continuing to lash several parts of the state including upper catchment and lower areas of Mahanadi, a low to medium scale flood could be possible in the […]