Bhubaneswar: With several places in the state already reeling under the impact of floods, 11 districts in Odisha have been put on alert due to a likely release of 10 lakh cusec of water from the Hirakud dam on Thursday, officials said on Wednesday.
About 10 lakh cusec water is likely to be discharged at Mundali near Cuttack tomorrow which will create a flood situation in the Mahanadi river system. Kindly alert field functionaries and draw emergency plan to meet any situation, a state government directive to collectors of 11 districts located by the side of the river, said.
Revenue and disaster management minister Surya Narayan Patra, however, said that that 14 lakh cusec water had flown to Mundali in the past.
The districts located in Mahanadi delta area were required to remain extra alert for the situation, he added.
Asking the district authorities of Sambalpur, Balangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Nayagarh, Angul, Cuttack, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada and Khurda to be on guard, the revenue and disaster management department issued instructions to keep country boats/mechanised boats, dry food, kerosene, flash light, sattelite phones, candles, matchboxes and other essentials ready.
The collectors are asked to deport mobile teams for close watch on vulnerable and weak river/canal embankments, said an official, adding directives have also been issued to make suitable arrangement to restrict plying of vehicles on the roads overflowing with flood water.
Though flood water affected normal life in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Kendrapara districts, the state government apprehend more trouble due to heavy rainfall at the catchment area of the Mahanadi.
Meanwhile, one person was swept away as swollen rivers submerged over 150 villages and affected more than one lakh people in the state where the water level of river Mahanadi was on the rise on Wednesday officials said.
Major rivers including Mahanadi, Brahmani, Kathajodi, Baitarani, Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga, Bansadhara and Jalaka were in spate following heavy downpour triggered by a low pressure.
A man, identified as Baisakhi Ojha, was washed away by the strong current of Baitarani river in Dasarathpur area of Jajpur district, they said.
Flood waters of the Baitarani river submerged over 40 villages in Jajpur and Dasarathpur blocks of Jajpur district affecting around 22,000 people, a senior district official said, adding relief and rescue operation was launched for the marooned villagers.
Sources said that more than 100 villages are affected in the flash floods in river Baitarani, Kharasrota, Brahamani and its branches like Kani, Budha, Kelua, and Birupa which has affected Dasarathpur, Jajpur, Barchana, Bari and Dharmasala blocks in the district.
Two major breaches on the embankments have been reported from the district.
One is near Haladharpur under Barchana block in the river Birupa and another one near Rambahpur in river Kelua under Dharmasala block.
Official sources revealed that as many as nine gram panchayats and 22 villages are the worst affected under Dasarathpur block.
The first flood water of river Baitarani entered into these villages on Tuesday morning and more than 5,000 people are also affected due to this flash flood.
Kayan, Duduranta, Ichhapur and Mallickapur Gram Panchayat under Dasarthpur being seriously affected have submerged 22 villages.
According to District Emergency Officer and deputy collector Bijaylaxmi Jena, the district administration was closely monitoring the flood situation and we were trying to rescue the people from the low line areas.
The flood water in river Baitarani was 18.15 metre against the danger level of 17.83 metre near Akhuapada at 6.30 pm on Tuesday evening.
The district and block administration have distributed relief materials in the affected villages on Wednesday.
Cooked food and other relief materials were being supplied to the affected people here. Binjharpur MLA Pramila Mallick visited the flood-hit area on Wednesday and enquired about the relief and rescue operation.
Similarly, the flood situation is reported to be grim in Jajpur block as more than 20 GP and 87 villages are submerged with flood water from river Kharasrota and its branch Budha.
Among the badly hit GPs, Similia and Jahanpur are fully submerged.
Jajpur sub collector Dhananjaya Swain visited the affected villages on Wednesday and monitored the relief work.
Thousands of hectares of cultivated land have been fully submerged by the flood water. Kabatabandh area has been submerged with flood water from river Brahmani.
Meanwhile, authorities of the Hirakud Dam at Burla on Wednesday opened 36 of the 64 sluice gates as the water level of the Mahanadi rose menacingly.
The water level in the reservoir crossed 626.31 feet as against the reservoir level of 630 feet.
Inflow of water at the reservoir touched 543,840 cusecs per second while the outflow was 482,907 cusecs.
If required, more gates may be opened, said superintending engineer of the dam project N K Dash.
Reports from Sambalpur said that several places in the town like Chandan Nagar, Kuluthkani, Sakhipara, N Guha Lane, Bahalpara, Binakhandi and Commissioner Colony slums are totally submerged under water with the district administration taking all out steps to shift people to safer places.
The municipality authorities were distributing Chuda and Gur to the affected people while doctors were kept on alert in view of possible outbreak of epidemics, District Emergency Officer Sailendra Jena said.
In Balasore district, around 135 villages were submerged by flood waters of Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga and Jalaka river affecting about one lakh people, Special Relief Commissioner P K Mohapatra said.
In Bhadrak district, several villages were inundated as flood waters of the Baitarani submerged vast areas including 528 hectares of agriculture land in Dhamnagar and Bhandari Pokhari areas.
Water level in Baitarani rose to 18.16 feet as against the danger mark of 17.83 feet at Akhuapada, he said.
Source: www.pragativadi.com
About 10 lakh cusec water is likely to be discharged at Mundali near Cuttack tomorrow which will create a flood situation in the Mahanadi river system. Kindly alert field functionaries and draw emergency plan to meet any situation, a state government directive to collectors of 11 districts located by the side of the river, said.
Revenue and disaster management minister Surya Narayan Patra, however, said that that 14 lakh cusec water had flown to Mundali in the past.
The districts located in Mahanadi delta area were required to remain extra alert for the situation, he added.
Asking the district authorities of Sambalpur, Balangir, Sonepur, Boudh, Nayagarh, Angul, Cuttack, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada and Khurda to be on guard, the revenue and disaster management department issued instructions to keep country boats/mechanised boats, dry food, kerosene, flash light, sattelite phones, candles, matchboxes and other essentials ready.
The collectors are asked to deport mobile teams for close watch on vulnerable and weak river/canal embankments, said an official, adding directives have also been issued to make suitable arrangement to restrict plying of vehicles on the roads overflowing with flood water.
Though flood water affected normal life in Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Kendrapara districts, the state government apprehend more trouble due to heavy rainfall at the catchment area of the Mahanadi.
Meanwhile, one person was swept away as swollen rivers submerged over 150 villages and affected more than one lakh people in the state where the water level of river Mahanadi was on the rise on Wednesday officials said.
Major rivers including Mahanadi, Brahmani, Kathajodi, Baitarani, Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga, Bansadhara and Jalaka were in spate following heavy downpour triggered by a low pressure.
A man, identified as Baisakhi Ojha, was washed away by the strong current of Baitarani river in Dasarathpur area of Jajpur district, they said.
Flood waters of the Baitarani river submerged over 40 villages in Jajpur and Dasarathpur blocks of Jajpur district affecting around 22,000 people, a senior district official said, adding relief and rescue operation was launched for the marooned villagers.
Sources said that more than 100 villages are affected in the flash floods in river Baitarani, Kharasrota, Brahamani and its branches like Kani, Budha, Kelua, and Birupa which has affected Dasarathpur, Jajpur, Barchana, Bari and Dharmasala blocks in the district.
Two major breaches on the embankments have been reported from the district.
One is near Haladharpur under Barchana block in the river Birupa and another one near Rambahpur in river Kelua under Dharmasala block.
Official sources revealed that as many as nine gram panchayats and 22 villages are the worst affected under Dasarathpur block.
The first flood water of river Baitarani entered into these villages on Tuesday morning and more than 5,000 people are also affected due to this flash flood.
Kayan, Duduranta, Ichhapur and Mallickapur Gram Panchayat under Dasarthpur being seriously affected have submerged 22 villages.
According to District Emergency Officer and deputy collector Bijaylaxmi Jena, the district administration was closely monitoring the flood situation and we were trying to rescue the people from the low line areas.
The flood water in river Baitarani was 18.15 metre against the danger level of 17.83 metre near Akhuapada at 6.30 pm on Tuesday evening.
The district and block administration have distributed relief materials in the affected villages on Wednesday.
Cooked food and other relief materials were being supplied to the affected people here. Binjharpur MLA Pramila Mallick visited the flood-hit area on Wednesday and enquired about the relief and rescue operation.
Similarly, the flood situation is reported to be grim in Jajpur block as more than 20 GP and 87 villages are submerged with flood water from river Kharasrota and its branch Budha.
Among the badly hit GPs, Similia and Jahanpur are fully submerged.
Jajpur sub collector Dhananjaya Swain visited the affected villages on Wednesday and monitored the relief work.
Thousands of hectares of cultivated land have been fully submerged by the flood water. Kabatabandh area has been submerged with flood water from river Brahmani.
Meanwhile, authorities of the Hirakud Dam at Burla on Wednesday opened 36 of the 64 sluice gates as the water level of the Mahanadi rose menacingly.
The water level in the reservoir crossed 626.31 feet as against the reservoir level of 630 feet.
Inflow of water at the reservoir touched 543,840 cusecs per second while the outflow was 482,907 cusecs.
If required, more gates may be opened, said superintending engineer of the dam project N K Dash.
Reports from Sambalpur said that several places in the town like Chandan Nagar, Kuluthkani, Sakhipara, N Guha Lane, Bahalpara, Binakhandi and Commissioner Colony slums are totally submerged under water with the district administration taking all out steps to shift people to safer places.
The municipality authorities were distributing Chuda and Gur to the affected people while doctors were kept on alert in view of possible outbreak of epidemics, District Emergency Officer Sailendra Jena said.
In Balasore district, around 135 villages were submerged by flood waters of Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga and Jalaka river affecting about one lakh people, Special Relief Commissioner P K Mohapatra said.
In Bhadrak district, several villages were inundated as flood waters of the Baitarani submerged vast areas including 528 hectares of agriculture land in Dhamnagar and Bhandari Pokhari areas.
Water level in Baitarani rose to 18.16 feet as against the danger mark of 17.83 feet at Akhuapada, he said.
Source: www.pragativadi.com
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