Bhubaneswar: Normal life is affected in various places in Odisha on Sundays because of the unrelenting rain hit the state for the past one day, which flooded several lowland areas and caused flash floods in several rivers.
Special assistance commissioners (SRC) have asked all district collectors to monitor the situation and remain ready to meet airlogging, local floods in urban areas and landslides in the hilly area.
The low pressure area formed above the bengal bay is likely to concentrate into depression in the next 12 hours, triggering heavy rain in the interim state of the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) issued a red warning for heavy rain in six coastal districts in the next two days.
Puri Puri Puri recorded the highest rainfall of 145 mm on Sunday soaking large areas in the city while tourists at Sun Temple in Konark Wade through Deep Knee Air because the place in the middle of heavy rain.
The Jalaka River in Ballasore Regency flows above the danger in Mathani due to heavy rains in the upper water catchment area.
The river flowed at 5.7 meters against a 5.5 meter danger sign while the surface of the water continued to increase, the source said.
Bhubaneswar’s capital woke up to close transport and when the rainy day began to pour constantly developing into heavy rain during the day.
Intensive rain continues throughout the day with only a short court because the city recorded 119.1 mm rainfall between 8:30 a.m.
and 17:30 on Sunday.
Torrential Rain has left a flooded road, traffic stopped, and stranded commuters caused severe discomfort in public life.
Bare big roads and areas like Jharada, Nayapalli, Sashtri Nagar, Jaydev Vihar, Bomichal, are literal nightmares, with rainwater rain, shops, houses and apartments.
Blocked Stormwater and sewers were proven to cause the main causes of flooding, which was proven from the overflow of Gotholes.
Many city residents have been taken to the social media platform and post photos of roads and houses flooded.
The IMD has warned that very heavy rain can cause local flooding, inundation and airlogging in low-lying areas and underpass closures in urban areas in several regions.
“It is recommended for people not to travel and live in the room because the intensity of rain will be very heavy in many districts including Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapda, Dhendagar and Nayagarh.
Extreme rain expected in places isolated in several places Regency.
We have notified all local authorities to take the steps needed to deal with flooding, and avoid loss of life, “said HR Biswas, Director of the Regional Center of the General IMD, Bhubaneswar.
Heavy rain crippling life in Odisha
