By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Around 8.00 lakh cusecs of flood water likely to pass in river Mahanadi at Mundali by 12 PM on Thursday.
Special Relief Commissioner has asked collectors of Angul,Nayagarh,Cuttack, Khordha,Puri, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara to take all measures and guard weak, vulnerable embankments.
Floodwater from Mahanadi river has entered Bhattarika temple in Baramba area of Odisha’s Cuttack district. The floodwater has reached the temple premises and the sanctum sanctorum.
According to SRC’s office, the State has received an average rainfall of 83.8 mm during the last 24 hours. The highest rainfall of 390.6 mm has been recorded in Boudh block in Boudh district, while four blocks have recorded rainfall of more than 300 mm
Similarly, 17 blocks have recorded rainfall of more than 200 mm and 68 blocks have recorded rainfall between 100 mm and 200 mm, a notification issued by the SRC read.
The SRC directed the Collectors to take adequate precautionary measures and keep all field-level functionaries at strategic locations prone to waterlogging to meet any eventuality.
Besides, he also directed to evacuate people from waterlogging areas if required and shift them to safe shelters and provide them with dry/cooked food and drinking water.
“Adequate Anti Snake Venum must be available in DHH/CHCs/PHCs. The local Fire Service Teams and ULB authorities shall take steps in de-watering and clearance of uprooted trees if arises,” the notification read.
Collectors may decide closure of schools and anganwadi centres if required due to heavy rain, the office added.
