Odisha floods: Water receding, farmlands nonetheless inundated

By Express News Service

Around 150 residents of villages underneath Ambabhona block in Bargarh district positioned on the fringes of Hirakud dam reservoir had been evacuated to safer locations on Sunday after backwater flooded the world following the discharge of water from the dam. While the state of affairs of  Chikhli village stays grim, the state of affairs of close by villages is returning to regular.

Sources stated, as quickly as 34 gates of Hirakud dam reservoir had been opened on Saturday evening, water began getting into Chikhli village within the early hours of Sunday and continued to extend repeatedly. Reportedly, at 3 pm on Monday, the influx of water to the reservoir reached 9,85,060 cusec towards the outflow of 4,45,924 cusec by means of the gates affecting Chikhli, Ghugrapali, Benipali, Antradi, Baugapali and Dunguri.

Currently, Chikhli stays inundated in round 4 ft water and electrical energy has additionally been disrupted within the village. Tehsildar of Ambabhona, Sitaram Patel stated, 4 aid centres are presently operational. “However, the situation of Chikhli continues to be grim,” he added.

After huge disruptions owing to intermittent heavy rainfall in Sundargarh district for 3 days, life is slowly returning to normalcy with no rainfall reported since Monday night. Sources in Sundargarh District Emergency Office (DEO) stated as per preliminary experiences, about 300 homes suffered keen on heavy damages underneath Rajgangpur, Tangarpali, Hemgir, Balishankara, Bisra and Sadar tehsil limits, whereas report of property loss from 12 different tehsil areas is pending. They, nevertheless, claimed no human harm or loss of life was reported from throughout the district, including compilation of property damages was underway.    

Sources stated Hemgir block on Saturday and Sunday obtained 340.4 mm rainfall damaging many homes. Sundargarh city bore the brunt of heavy rainfall as water entered the District Headquarters Hospital (SDHH) on Sunday. At Panposh and Balughat and different low-lying areas of Rourkela too, rainwater entered homes.  

In Balasore, residents of low-lying areas underneath 4 gram panchayats in Basta block and one GP underneath Balasore Sadar block heaved a sigh of aid because the water degree in river Jalaka began receding from Monday evening. With water flowing at 6.40 meter towards hazard degree of 5.50 meter, there was a flood-like state of affairs within the low-lying areas.  

As  many as 4 kutcha homes collapsed in Gothagadigoan in Rashalpur GP and the households together with their livestock had been shifted to safer locations. Presently, hectares of land stay inundated as a consequence of poor disposal of water whereas roads have been cleared. Block Agriculture Officer of Basta, Harihar Nayak who visited the websites stated that as many as 1830 hectares of paddy lands are submerged owing to the flash flood in river Jalaka.  

The flood state of affairs in Tikarpara and Athamallick sub-division improved on Tuesday with water ranges receding at each the areas. In Athamallick, solely two panchayats have been affected by flood water.  Local administrative officers have rescued 157 individuals from Kudagaon and put them in native major colleges at the next location.

“Situation has started improving with only two panchayats flooded now. We have geared up our official machinery to tackle the impeding flood  in Athmallick,” stated Sub-Collector Tarani Suna.
Similarly flood state of affairs at Tikarpara has improved as effectively at the same time as it’s flooded together with Majhipada. Ramimunda and Behera Sahi areas. Meanwhile, aid and rescue operations for individuals of Tikarpara space are on.

About 36 hours after rainfall stopped, paddy fields within the banks of Hati, Tel and Sandool rivers proceed to be submerged in Jaipatna, Junagarh, Kalampur , Dharamgarh, Golamunda and Narla blocks of Kalahandi district. According to preliminary evaluation of the Agriculture division, 4141 hectares of agriculture land together with 4018 paddy land in 362 villages of Narla, Jaipatna, Kalampur, Junagarh, Dharamgarh and Golamunda blocks are nonetheless underneath water. After water recedes, particulars of the damages to crops will be ascertained, stated Chief District Agriculture Officer Pradeep Kumar Sahoo stated.

(Reports from Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Balasore, Angul, Bhawanipatna)

Around 150 residents of villages underneath Ambabhona block in Bargarh district positioned on the fringes of Hirakud dam reservoir had been evacuated to safer locations on Sunday after backwater flooded the world following the discharge of water from the dam. While the state of affairs of  Chikhli village stays grim, the state of affairs of close by villages is returning to regular.

Sources stated, as quickly as 34 gates of Hirakud dam reservoir had been opened on Saturday evening, water began getting into Chikhli village within the early hours of Sunday and continued to extend repeatedly. Reportedly, at 3 pm on Monday, the influx of water to the reservoir reached 9,85,060 cusec towards the outflow of 4,45,924 cusec by means of the gates affecting Chikhli, Ghugrapali, Benipali, Antradi, Baugapali and Dunguri.

Currently, Chikhli stays inundated in round 4 ft water and electrical energy has additionally been disrupted within the village. Tehsildar of Ambabhona, Sitaram Patel stated, 4 aid centres are presently operational. “However, the situation of Chikhli continues to be grim,” he added.

After huge disruptions owing to intermittent heavy rainfall in Sundargarh district for 3 days, life is slowly returning to normalcy with no rainfall reported since Monday night. Sources in Sundargarh District Emergency Office (DEO) stated as per preliminary experiences, about 300 homes suffered keen on heavy damages underneath Rajgangpur, Tangarpali, Hemgir, Balishankara, Bisra and Sadar tehsil limits, whereas report of property loss from 12 different tehsil areas is pending. They, nevertheless, claimed no human harm or loss of life was reported from throughout the district, including compilation of property damages was underway.    

Sources stated Hemgir block on Saturday and Sunday obtained 340.4 mm rainfall damaging many homes. Sundargarh city bore the brunt of heavy rainfall as water entered the District Headquarters Hospital (SDHH) on Sunday. At Panposh and Balughat and different low-lying areas of Rourkela too, rainwater entered homes.  

In Balasore, residents of low-lying areas underneath 4 gram panchayats in Basta block and one GP underneath Balasore Sadar block heaved a sigh of aid because the water degree in river Jalaka began receding from Monday evening. With water flowing at 6.40 meter towards hazard degree of 5.50 meter, there was a flood-like state of affairs within the low-lying areas.  

As  many as 4 kutcha homes collapsed in Gothagadigoan in Rashalpur GP and the households together with their livestock had been shifted to safer locations. Presently, hectares of land stay inundated as a consequence of poor disposal of water whereas roads have been cleared. Block Agriculture Officer of Basta, Harihar Nayak who visited the websites stated that as many as 1830 hectares of paddy lands are submerged owing to the flash flood in river Jalaka.  

The flood state of affairs in Tikarpara and Athamallick sub-division improved on Tuesday with water ranges receding at each the areas. In Athamallick, solely two panchayats have been affected by flood water.  Local administrative officers have rescued 157 individuals from Kudagaon and put them in native major colleges at the next location.

“Situation has started improving with only two panchayats flooded now. We have geared up our official machinery to tackle the impeding flood  in Athmallick,” stated Sub-Collector Tarani Suna.
Similarly flood state of affairs at Tikarpara has improved as effectively at the same time as it’s flooded together with Majhipada. Ramimunda and Behera Sahi areas. Meanwhile, aid and rescue operations for individuals of Tikarpara space are on.

About 36 hours after rainfall stopped, paddy fields within the banks of Hati, Tel and Sandool rivers proceed to be submerged in Jaipatna, Junagarh, Kalampur , Dharamgarh, Golamunda and Narla blocks of Kalahandi district. According to preliminary evaluation of the Agriculture division, 4141 hectares of agriculture land together with 4018 paddy land in 362 villages of Narla, Jaipatna, Kalampur, Junagarh, Dharamgarh and Golamunda blocks are nonetheless underneath water. After water recedes, particulars of the damages to crops will be ascertained, stated Chief District Agriculture Officer Pradeep Kumar Sahoo stated.

(Reports from Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Balasore, Angul, Bhawanipatna)