The flood claimed one more life on Sunday, bringing the death toll to 17, while the number of people affected by the calamity is more than 14.32 lakh in 20 districts, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) reported.
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Prime Minister Naveen Patnaik will do an aerial survey of the flood-affected districts on Monday.
Up to 10,382 houses were fully or partially damaged in 3,256 villages under 896 panchayats in 112 blocks, while 2,65,723 people were affected due to the calamity in 340 villages on Sunday, official sources said.
In addition, river bank erosion was reported in several locations, causing damage to 107 roads in 11 districts. Crops on agricultural land of 1.68,905 hectares have been washed away by the flood.
“The flood is at its peak with more than 10 lakh cusec of water arriving in Mahanadi in Mundali on Sunday. It would flood the districts of Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Puri, Khurda and Jajpur on Monday. The inflow to the Hirakud reservoir has been reduced, so the water levels will not rise further, but the current water levels will take two more days to recede, ”said SRC PK Jena.
Status report published by the office of the special relief commissioner
The water level in the reservoir stood at 627.97 feet against its total capacity of 630 feet. About 7.65 lakh cusec of water per second is released from the reservoir through 43 gates, while 6.88 lakh of cusec water entered the reservoir on Sunday.
Upon the release of the flood waters into the Mahanadi River, the river and several of its tributaries such as Devi, Daya, Paika, Rajua, Luna, Chitrotpala flow above the danger mark.
The most affected districts are Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur and Kendapada. A breach in the Banki area flooded at least a dozen villages in the Banki subdivision of the Cuttack district. Another breach left several villages on the block. The situation is critical in the areas of Athagada, Tigiria, Kanasa, Pipili, Marsaghai, Gardapur, Derabis, Kujanga. In the Brahmani River alone, in Jajpur district, up to 21 breaches were reported, submerging large areas in the Bari block. People were seen sheltering on the roofs of pucca houses, while many did not agree to go to safe places leaving their pets in the flood, sources said.
Up to 14 teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), 17 teams from the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and 22 firefighting teams have been continuously working to rescue affected people and provide relief services. , including the distribution of cooked food and dry food in abandoned villages.
The flood situation in other major rivers is improving as their water levels gradually decrease.
“Rivers like Brahmani, Baitarani, Subarnarekha and Budhabalanga flow below the danger level and the situation is under control,” said the secretary of water resources, Anu Garg.
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