According to Sources, a boat carrying 70 persons was saved in the Kendrapara area after it was carried away by the powerful Mahanadi river current. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the incident that occurred at Mahakalpada.
A strong current caused the boat to wash ashore not far from the mouth of the sea. As per Prakash Chandra Sahu, a maritime police official in Mahakalpada, “despite the danger, we were able to liberate all 70 people who were stuck there without any mishaps”.
As stated by the authorities, entering the Mahanadi River by boat was forbidden. While flood water was being poured into the Mahanadi River from the Hirakud Dam, boats were not permitted to enter the river. A boat service was initiated without permission.
So, Debasis Rout, Block Development Officer (BDO), Mahakalpada, stated that, the guilty will be punished. Due to a significant depression, parts of North Odisha have been experiencing flooding-like conditions.
Number of Villages Affected by flood :
More than 4.67 lakh people in 1,757 villages spread across 10 districts of Odisha have already been affected by the flood situation, according to Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena, as a result of the state’s heavy rainfall.
Jena said that in areas affected by flooding, 52 teams from the Odisha Fire Services, 12 teams from the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, and 11 teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) had been despatched.
The state administration has requested that the district education authorities in the districts affected by the flooding make the school buildings accessible for shelter and humanitarian distribution.
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