Archive · 27 Sep 2026
Odisha Chief Minister Surveys Flood-Hit South, Kalinga Ghati Shut
Heavy rain caused flooding and waterlogging in parts of southern Odisha.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi flew over several affected districts to see the damage.
He visited people staying at Chandili High School in Koraput.
Residents told him about the problems they were facing.
The Chief Minister asked officials to provide help quickly.
Rescue work, food and other relief, drinking water, and health services are being arranged.
A road called Kalinga Ghati is closed because landslides and falling rocks made it dangerous.
Officials will reopen it only after clearing the road and checking safety conditions.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi surveyed flood- and rain-affected areas across southern Odisha.
The aerial survey covered Ganjam, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts.
Kalinga Ghati remains closed indefinitely after landslides and rockfalls damaged parts of the road.
Majhi directed officials to speed up relief, rescue, drinking-water and health services.
The flooding followed heavy rain linked to a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, accompanied by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari and Special Relief Commissioner Rajesh Prabhakar Patil.
- What
- Majhi conducted an aerial survey of flood- and rain-affected areas and reviewed relief operations and the closure of Kalinga Ghati.
- When
- Sunday, after a recent spell of heavy rain.
- Where
- Ganjam, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts in southern Odisha, as well as Kalinga Ghati.
- Why
- To assess damage, review rescue and relief efforts, meet affected residents and address safety concerns caused by landslides.
- Affected districts
- Ganjam, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur
- Road closure
- Kalinga Ghati has been closed indefinitely
- Cause of closure
- Landslides and rockfalls caused by heavy rain
- Survey method
- Helicopter-based aerial survey
- Visited relief site
- Chandili High School in Koraput
- Priority services
- Relief distribution, rescue operations, drinking water and health services
- Weather system
- A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal brought the recent heavy rain