Bhubaneswar: The State Government on Wednesday sounded a warning about low floods to medium in the embankment area under the Mahanadi River even when the victim was killed in heavy rain for the past seven days rose.
One day, three bodies recovered – two killed in the collapse of the wall and others sank – from various parts of the country.
The threat of floods emerged after the Hirakud reservoir opened 28 Gate Sluice after an increase in water inflows even though rainfall reduced drastically in the last 24 hours.
The IMD predicted light to moderate in North and South Odisha on Thursday and Friday.
The government had mobilized two NDRF teams, respectively in Balalasore and Bhadrak, and five teams from Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (Odraf) – two teams in Balsore and Kendrapada and one in Bhadrak – given the situation of the flood that appeared.
Pradeep Kumar Special Assistance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena said the district administration keeps closing the meeting in the situation, he said.
More than 23 lakh people hit; Mahanadi flows close to the danger of robbing to keep the Hirakud reservoir at around 628-ft, against the peak capacity of 630-ft, the authorities have opened the water gate after increasing the flow of water in the Chhattisgarh water catchment area.
Rivers like Baitarani, Vansadhara, Jalaka and Budhabalanga are also in fiscal.
Water from Budhabalanga has a temple and farm field in Balighat, Arad Bazaar and Nuniajodi in the Balalasore district on Wednesday.
Mahanadi flows close to the danger in Naraj while Baitarani (in Akhuapeada) and Jaka (in Mathani) has crossed the level of danger.
The government said a total of 23.82 lakh people were affected in the rain.
More than 20,000 people were evacuated while 7,540 houses were completely or partially damaged.
Meanwhile, the body of a 17-year-old boy in Phatkara village under the Puintala block in the Balangir district, which was lost on Tuesday, recovered.
“The deceased, Sudhanshu Patel, was swept away with a flood of flash while returning from his farm,” said Rabinarayan Acharya, Block Development Officer of Payintala.
A man, who was identified as Purandar Baghar (his 30s) in the Birmarajpur Block of Sonepur Regency, and a woman, Kamala Nayak (76) in Kendrapada Regency died when their house mud walls fell on them, the report on the latest state of the state government stated.
A farmer, Kishor Singh, and his son Kailash lost after they were swept away in Bari Block from Jajpur District, said Manas Bhoi, The Tehsildar of Bari.
3 more die in heavy rain, Odisha faces flood threats
