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Ravaged from Yaas, Odisha faces Flooding threat from Increasing rivers

BHUBANESWAR: Day following Yaas battered portions of Odisha, the country is famous for flooding since the Baitarani river continues to swell after incessant rain triggered by the very severe cyclonic storm which has left over 120 cities in low-lying regions of Balasore and Bhadrak below water.
Even the Baitarani crossed the hazard level at Akhuapada at Bhadrak district and had been nearing the danger mark at Anandpur at Keonjhar because of heavy downpour from the catchment for the last two days.
To make things worse, water amount in Subarnarekha and Budhabalang rivers are also increasing, although there’s not any immediate danger of flood.
On Thursday, CM Naveen Patnaik conducted an aerial survey of this worst-affected Bhadrak, Balasore and Kendrapada districts.
Assessing the circumstance, Naveen reported the downstream regions of river Baitarani (Jajpur and Bhadrak) must remain on high alert.
He emphasized on the supply of aid for a week one of households stuck in cities with water anywhere.
Naveen also requested that the district administrations to reevaluate evaluation of home damage and also to finish the procedure in a week.
“All restoration and repair work ought to be performed on war footing.
Electricity and water supply recovery work ought to be over within the upcoming few days.
The principal roads will be eliminated from Friday,” Naveen mentioned throughout the inspection.
The sanctum sanctorum of the famed Akhandalamani temple in Aradi at Bhadrak district was bombarded while many cities in Soro, Remuna, Bahanaga, Baliapal along with Bhogari cubes of Balasore district besides Basudevupur, Chandabali and Dhamra cubes remained cut away with ODRAF personnel supplying relief materials, medications, masks and sanitisers into the marooned villagers.
Greater than 200 cubes from throughout the nation received heavy rain with Kusumi block in Mayurbhanj with obtained the highest rainfall (515 mm) from the past two days, causing rivers to swell.
On Friday, PM Narendra Modi is advised to see Odisha and West Bengal to evaluate the harm imposed by Cyclone Yaas.
He uttered a meeting in Delhi on Thursday to examine the cyclone’s influence.
Modi is scheduled to property from Bhubaneswar about 11 am, have an aerial survey of the impacted regions and also hold a meeting to assess the circumstance.
The two Modi and Naveen resisted the state and central agencies for ensuring minimum loss of life via precise prediction and timely evacuation.
While lauding the officers for meticulous preparation and perfect implementation of catastrophe management protocol to handle Cyclone Yaas, Naveen advised them to guarantee the identical degree of urgency and efficacy in rehab work.
“Odisha has once more proved that we’re successful in cyclone administration.
I would also want to thank the folks of the districts and lots of community organisations such as cooperating at the evacuation and aid work,” he explained.
Swathes of property in northern Odisha ravaged by Cyclone Yaas

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