Bhubaneswar: The rain and floods situation turned deadly Sunday, with at least 14 persons killed in lightning in Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Kendrapara, Balasore and Angul districts.?This, even as the floods in Brahmani have claimed three lives, but the water level in the river has receded at Jenapur, relieving Kendrapada and Jajpur of any severe flood havoc.
Office of the special relief commissioner (SRC) Sunday said three persons identified as Kusa Pradhan of village Khairadiha, Sonu Dalai of Village Badasulidiha and Ranjit Mallick of village Makeipur in Jajpur district have lost their lives due to drowning as reported by the district administration. Likewise, Amit Ranjan Ray of Nilakanthapur Gram Panchayat of Kendrapara district was reported missing while bathing in River Brahmani.
Seven GPs of Pattamundai Block of Kendrapada – Penthapal, Alapua, Taradipal, Singhagaon, Rahulia, Andhara and Nayadia – have been marooned. An ODRAF team is engaged in a search operations.
The SRC report suggested that the flood level in Brahmani has receded at Jenapur by more than a foot, relieving the districts of Kendrapada and Jajpur of any severe flood situation. It said Kharasrota is showing a receding trend near Aul. “Barring these two, the situations in all other districts are normal,” officials said.
The office of SRC stated that 15 Gram Panchayats of Bari Block have been affected by the breach in Brahmani’s left embankment at Kimbhiriapal Gram Panchayat Saturday. About 1,600 people have been evacuated to safety at eight places, while many others in the affected areas have taken shelter in the houses of their neighbours. Free kitchens have been opened for the affected people and dry food like chuda and gur are being distributed, they added.
50 tonnes of cattlefeed has been sent to Bari block for distribution to rearers of the affected cattle. Another 50 tonnes of cattle feed has been sent to Balasore district.
Health and Sanitation teams have been deployed in all flood-affected areas. Government officials from the water resources department – water resources secretary along with the engineer in chief of water resources and the chief engineer & basin manager, Lower Mahanadi Basin – have visited the breach sites. As soon as the water level comes down, work on temporary restoration of the breached embankment will be taken up,” the officials said.
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