Rise in water stage of rivers attributable to rain, bridges submerged in Odisha

By Express News Service

MALKANGIRI: Incessant rainfall for the final three days has led to an increase within the water stage of many rivers and nullahs, thereby disrupting street communication in a number of areas because the water was flowing above a number of low-lying bridges throughout the district. 

Communication between Malkangiri and Motu on National Highway-326 has been snapped as rainwater is flowing round three ft above the low-lying bridges at Kangrukonda and Potteru. Inter-state communication between Malkangiri and Andhra Pradesh and Telangana additionally remained lower off because of the inundation of the low-lying bridges. Hundreds of autos and folks have been seen stranded on both aspect of the submerged bridges.

Kalimela city too remained lower off from Podia as water was flowing 3-4 ft above the low-lying bridge close to Kalimela Kanyashram. Official sources mentioned the water stage in Chitrakonda Dam has elevated by round 2.5 ft in sooner or later because of the heavy rains. Similarly, the extent in Satiguda Dam elevated by two ft following the downpour.

As communication remained disrupted, round 132 college students couldn’t attain their respective examination centres to seem for 4th-semester assessments in numerous diploma faculties on the day. Sources mentioned quite a few college students failed to achieve the examination centres at Malkangiri College, MV-79 College, Balimela College, Gopabandhu Anchalika Mahavidyalaya, Mathili Gopabandhu Das Anchalika Mahavidyalaya, Govindpalli Biju Patnaik College and Kudmulgumma College. The ongoing Plus II admission was additionally affected in numerous faculties because of the rains.

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Kalimela tehsildar Chainu Gond mentioned rainwater was flowing above the bridges at Kangrukonda, Potteru and Kalimela Kanyashram. “We are keeping a close watch on the situation. The administration will begin a survey to assess the damages from Thursday,” he knowledgeable.

Sources within the district emergency workplace mentioned within the final 24 hours, Malkangiri acquired a complete rainfall of 943.3 mm. Chitrakonda block acquired the best 199 mm rainfall adopted by Korukonda (185 mm), Malkangiri (183.2 mm), Kalimela (114 mm), Podia (95 mm), Khairput (88 mm) and Mathili (79 mm).

MALKANGIRI: Incessant rainfall for the final three days has led to an increase within the water stage of many rivers and nullahs, thereby disrupting street communication in a number of areas because the water was flowing above a number of low-lying bridges throughout the district. 

Communication between Malkangiri and Motu on National Highway-326 has been snapped as rainwater is flowing round three ft above the low-lying bridges at Kangrukonda and Potteru. Inter-state communication between Malkangiri and Andhra Pradesh and Telangana additionally remained lower off because of the inundation of the low-lying bridges. Hundreds of autos and folks have been seen stranded on both aspect of the submerged bridges.

Kalimela city too remained lower off from Podia as water was flowing 3-4 ft above the low-lying bridge close to Kalimela Kanyashram. Official sources mentioned the water stage in Chitrakonda Dam has elevated by round 2.5 ft in sooner or later because of the heavy rains. Similarly, the extent in Satiguda Dam elevated by two ft following the downpour.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

As communication remained disrupted, round 132 college students couldn’t attain their respective examination centres to seem for 4th-semester assessments in numerous diploma faculties on the day. Sources mentioned quite a few college students failed to achieve the examination centres at Malkangiri College, MV-79 College, Balimela College, Gopabandhu Anchalika Mahavidyalaya, Mathili Gopabandhu Das Anchalika Mahavidyalaya, Govindpalli Biju Patnaik College and Kudmulgumma College. The ongoing Plus II admission was additionally affected in numerous faculties because of the rains.

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Kalimela tehsildar Chainu Gond mentioned rainwater was flowing above the bridges at Kangrukonda, Potteru and Kalimela Kanyashram. “We are keeping a close watch on the situation. The administration will begin a survey to assess the damages from Thursday,” he knowledgeable.

Sources within the district emergency workplace mentioned within the final 24 hours, Malkangiri acquired a complete rainfall of 943.3 mm. Chitrakonda block acquired the best 199 mm rainfall adopted by Korukonda (185 mm), Malkangiri (183.2 mm), Kalimela (114 mm), Podia (95 mm), Khairput (88 mm) and Mathili (79 mm).