Odisha: Hirakud waters, weekend rain can spur floods in 4 districts

Bhubaneswar / Sambalpur: The government has sounded a low flood warnings to medium in Cuttack, Kendrapada, Puri and Jagatsinghpur Regency on Saturday and has increased efforts to meet the challenges.
Pradeep Kumar Special Assistance Commissioner Kumar Jena said more than 8 lakh cusec water can pass a series of mundali near the cuttack on Saturday because the flood water thrown by the Hirakud Dam will reach a series of Saturday morning and during the day.
Low areas in four districts can be influenced by increasing water surface.
“District administration has been told to handle the situation.
Thirty teams from the Odisha Force Action Action disaster and 12 NDRF teams have been deployed in the banks of the river bank.
In addition, more personnel from NDRF Mundali are on standby,” Jena said.
What can worsen the situation of flooding is the prediction of Indian Meteorology (IMD) on heavy rain in some parts of Odisha on Sunday and Monday under the influence of cyclone circulation above the Bay of East Middle Bengal and on the coast of Myanmar.
“There may be heavy rain in some places of North Odisha,” said IMD DG Mrutyunjaya Mohapatra to Ti.
High Tide can add to the problem of Sahu, the former Director of the IMD Bhubaneswar Center, said the vaginal discharge of flood water into the sea may be slow in high tide views on Sundays.
“Generally high tides slowed the flood water discharge, he said Move to school in the nearest village of Ganthhiapali for safety.