2 weeks ago
Odisha CM Majhi visits flood-hit Jajpur, Bhadrak districts
A big storm brought lots of rain to a part of India called Odisha.
The rain made rivers rise and water flooded many villages.
More than seven lakh people were affected by the flood.
The Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, rode in a boat to visit people stuck in the water.
He promised to help them and to fix the flood problem.
Many people were moved to safe places called relief camps.
There they got food and a place to stay.
Weather experts said more rain was coming and warned people to be careful.
Some politicians from the opposition party were upset because they were not allowed to join the Chief Minister's boat trip.
Everyone is working to make sure people are safe until the water goes down.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi took a boat ride to reach inundated villages in Jajpur and Bhadrak districts.
More than 7.85 lakh people have been affected, with over 2.77 lakh evacuated to nearly 531 relief camps.
The IMD issued red and orange alerts as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression.
BJD MLAs, including Opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik, staged a sit-in alleging they were denied entry to the CM's boat survey.
Water Resources officials said floodwater in the Brahmani and Baitarani rivers may take four days to recede.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, accompanied by ministers Suresh Pujari and Suryabanshi Suraj and BJP state president Manmohan Samal
- What
- Visited flood-hit villages in Jajpur and Bhadrak districts and reviewed relief efforts amid severe flooding
- Where
- Jajpur and Bhadrak districts of Odisha, India
- When
- Monday, during the ongoing flood crisis
- Why
- To assess flood damage, meet affected families, and assure swift relief and rehabilitation
BJD MLAs
BJP-led state government
Access to Chief Minister's flood survey
BJD MLAs
BJD MLAs, including Opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik, alleged they were deliberately denied entry to accompany the Chief Minister during his boat survey and staged a sit-in on the road.
BJP-led state government
BJP MPs, MLAs and ministers accompanied the Chief Minister during the visit; the article records no official response to the BJD allegation.
Key facts
- Affected population
- More than 7.85 lakh people
- People evacuated
- Over 2.77 lakh
- Relief camps
- Nearly 531
- Marooned villages
- 126 villages across six districts
- Rivers at high level
- Brahmani and Baitarani
- IMD alerts
- Red alert for Baleshwar, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj; orange alert for 11 other districts
- Rainfall in Baleshwar town
- 93.1 mm in 24 hours
- Embankment breaches
- Two breaches in Jajpur district under repair
Quotes
Pramila Mallik
Opposition chief whip in the BJD
“While BJP MPs, MLAs and ministers accompanied the Chief Minister, they deliberately denied entry to local BJD MLAs”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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