Next 24 hours critical for Odisha in view of floods: Pramila Mallik
Next 24 hours critical for Odisha in view of floods: Pramila Mallik
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Bhubaneswar: The Kushabhadra near Tendiakuda in Puri and the Mahanadi near Teramanapur in Jagatsinghpur rivers have both had their embankments breached by floodwaters, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Kumar Jena announced following a review meeting on Wednesday.
He clarified that the other alleged breaches are actually backwaters.
He stated that rescue activities were being carried out by ODRAF, NDRF, and Fire Service personnel in addition to the district administrations and engineers of the Water Resources Department who were working around the clock to address the problem.
The SRC added that this is the first time since 2011 that Mundali has experienced such a high water flow. The water levels at Mundali and Khairama have begun to drop. When the peak flood passes through and reaches the sea during the course of the next 24 hours, it is crucial. The water level will then start to recede more. At Mundali, it is anticipated to decrease to 9 lakh cusec in 24 hours, according to Jena.
After 24 hours, Mundali will see the effects of the water that passed Khairmal this morning, the speaker continued.
40 gates of the Hirakud Dam have been opened to release floodwaters, and the outflow of water is 6.79 lakh cubic seconds compared to the inflow of 6.24 lakh cubic seconds. At Mundali, the peak discharge began to decline from 12,01,426 cusecs at 6 am to 11,77,024 cusecs around 9 am, and then back to 11,28,940 cusecs at 12 noon. Compared to 9.57 lakh cusec at 6 am, Khairmal experienced a peak discharge of 9.84 lakh cusec around 9 am. By noon, it had decreased to 9.75 lakh cusec.
"This flood is of a moderate intensity. The most severely hit districts are Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Cuttack, and Kendrapara. The government is making every attempt to help individuals in this crisis, according to Revenue Minister Pramila Mallik.
She continued by saying that the impacted are receiving relief food packs. "Local officials have been urged to use Kalyan mandaps, institutions, and schools as shelters. The administrative staff is going to great lengths to fence off areas and fill fissures with sandbags, she continued.
The district administrations of Keonjhar, Bhadrak, and Jajpur have been asked to keep on guard as these three districts are closest to the Baitarani River basin and a new low pressure system is expected over the north Bay of Bengal on August 19.
