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Odisha's Subarnarekha Floods Maroon 129 Balasore Villages, Triggering High Alert
Heavy rain caused the Subarnarekha River to rise in Odisha.
Water covered 129 villages in Balasore district.
Four blocks were placed on high alert.
Officials said the river was above its danger level and could rise further.
The flooding was linked to rain in nearby Jharkhand and water released from a barrage.
Other Odisha districts were also affected by floods.
Some water levels in Mayurbhanj and parts of Balasore began to fall.
Officials sent boats, rescue teams and relief supplies to help people.
The swollen Subarnarekha River has marooned 129 villages in Balasore district.
Water at Rajghat reached 11.67 metres, above the 10.36-metre danger level.
Authorities placed Baliapal, Bhograi, Basta and Jaleswar blocks on high alert.
Flooding followed heavy rainfall in Jharkhand and water released through 13 barrage gates.
Flood conditions also affected Jajpur, Mayurbhanj and Bhadrak, though some areas began improving.
- Who
- Residents of affected Odisha villages, state and district administrations, rescue teams, and officials including Suresh Pujari and Dilip Kumar Rout.
- What
- Flooding from swollen rivers, especially the Subarnarekha, inundated villages, cut roads and prompted a high alert in Balasore.
- Where
- Balasore and other northern Odisha districts, including Jajpur, Mayurbhanj and Bhadrak.
- When
- The report was issued Wednesday, September 2; the peak flood was expected overnight and conditions could continue until Thursday evening.
- Why
- Heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas of Jharkhand and water released through 13 gates of Galudih Barrage raised river levels.
Key facts
- Villages marooned in Balasore
- 129
- Subarnarekha level at Rajghat
- 11.67 metres at 6 pm, above the 10.36-metre danger level
- Expected peak level
- Around 11.80 metres at midnight on Wednesday
- Blocks on high alert
- Baliapal, Bhograi, Basta and Jaleswar
- Affected villages in Jajpur
- 62 villages remained inundated
- People in relief camps
- About 5,000 people sheltered in camps, with some beginning to return
- Galudih Barrage release
- Water was released through 13 gates
Quotes
Dilip Kumar Rout
Engineering-in-Chief of Odisha’s Water Resources Department
“Tonight is crucial as the peak flood will pass through the Subarnarekha. The four blocks like Baliapal, Bhograi, Basta and Jaleswar need to be on high alert.”
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“The focus of the administration is now on Balasore as the river Subarnarekha was in spate. We hope things will be normal in a day or two.”
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