Odisha flood

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government put on alert the administrations of Mayurbhanj and Balasore amid the flood situation in the two districts as river Subarnarekha has swelled due to heavy rain. Hence disruption in power supply is witnessed…

Balasore: A massive flood is expected at any time in Subarnarekha River system. With 16 sluice gates of Galudih barrage in Jharkhand having been opened, the impact of floodwater has started visible from today morning itself. As many as…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday delegated powers of Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) to Balasore Collector to manage the emergency situation arising out of the high floods in Subarnarekha. The CM has also ordered to…

Balasore: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena said that several districts, including Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and neighbouring Jharkhand experienced heavy rainfall under the influence of the deep depression system.…

Bhubaneswar: The reservoir level of Hirakud dam at 6 am today was 621.02 feet with the inflow into the reservoir recorded at 2,16,613 cusecs while the outflow is 3,54,694 cusecs through 20 sluice gates. Similarly, the discharge at…

Bhubaneswar: Floodwater has breached two more river embankments in Odisha, one each in Puri and Jagatsinghpur district, informed Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Kumar Jena on Wednesday. The district administration and engineers…

Bhubaneswar: Over 12 lakh cusec of floodwater was still flowing through Mundali barrage over river Mahanadi on Wednesday morning as Hirakud Dam continue to release excess water through 40 sluice gates. At 6 am today, the reservoir level…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday reviewed the flood situation in the State and directed all officials to ensure that not even a single life is lost and that there is no widespread disruption in normal life. He also…

Cuttack: At least four passengers had a narrow escape trapped atop a car after being swept away with their vehicle by floodwater on Puruna Cuttack-Sambalpur road at Ghantikhal in Athgarh block of Cuttack district were rescued after hours of…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to review flood situation in the state at 11 am today. Reportedly, Senior officials of various departments will be present. A flood-like situation has emerged in Odisha…