TODAY NAVEEN PATNAIK TO CONDUCT AERIAL SURVEY OF FLOOD-AFFECTED AREAS
Odishabarta News
BHUBANESWAR:Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will conduct an aerial survey of flood-affected regions of the state on Today.
Reports said north Odisha and coastal Odisha were primarily affected in the floods in Mahanadi, Brahmani, Baitarani, Subarnarekha and Budhabalanga systems.
There has been extensive rainfall in Odisha, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh over the past one and a half weeks. At Hirakud dam, 9.11 cusec (one cubic foot per second) water entered the Mahanadi system, and 7.65 lakh cusec water was released. Total 46 gates were opened at Hirakud while three gates were closed recently.
Reports said floodwater of 10.02 lakh cusec flowed through Mundali (barrage) on Sunday morning and this high level flow will remain for 24 hours.
The water flow will be there till 11 am on Monday and the water level/flooding is likely to affect parts of Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack and Puri districts.
Devi and Bhargavi rivers in Puri district are flowing above the danger level. Senior officials, engineers of the Water Resources department are constantly monitoring the situation.
The Chief Secretary said preventive action is being taken to repair the breach in embankments. The Capital Embankments are safe. One capital embankment was sabotaged by some miscreants, who have been arrested, Tripathy added.
He said the flood situation is improving and Chief Minister is scheduled to survey the flood-affected regions tomorrow.
He informed that the CM will preside over a high-level meeting with officers after the survey. Adequate number of rescue and relief teams have been deployed as per the Chief Minister’s instructions, he added. The Chief Secretary said the public and people’s representatives have extended help and cooperation during relief and rescue work.
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