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Flood-like situation in low-lying parts of Odisha as water level of Subarnarekha, Baitarani rivers riseOdisha faces a flood threat. The Subarnarekha and Baitarani rivers have breached danger levels. Heavy rainfall caused the water levels to r...
Flood-like situation in 3 districts of Odisha; govt starts evacuation of affected peopleOdisha grapples with a flood-like situation. Swollen rivers inundated Balasore, Bhadrak, and Jajpur. Subarnarekha, Baitarani, and Jalka riv...
Odisha govt issues flood alerts, asks three district authorities to go for evacuation, relief operationsOdisha government has issued a high alert for Balasore, Bhadrak, and Jajpur districts due to rising water levels in rivers like Jalaka, Bai...
Odisha govt sounds flood alert in Balasore district as major rivers in spateThe Odisha government has issued a high alert for Balasore district due to swelling rivers like Budhabalang, Subarnarekha, and Jalaka, thre...
Odisha: 50,000 people affected by flash flood in Subarnarekha RiverA flash flood hit Balasore district in Odisha. The Subarnarekha River overflowed due to heavy rain in Jharkhand. Water entered villages, af...
Odisha govt rolls out flood management plan for citiesThe Odisha government has launched an Urban Flood and Waterlogging Management Action Plan for all urban local bodies. This initiative focus...
Disaster Response Fund: Ministry of Home Affairs approves Rs 1,555 crore for five statesThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved Rs 1,554.99 crore in additional central assistance for five states hit by natural disasters in ...
Odisha floods: People face shortage of drinking water as inundated roads halt tankersPeople affected by floods in Odisha, East India, face a shortage of safe drinking water with many forced to boil flood water. Fears over wa...
Odisha rains: 6,834 people evacuated, shifted to safe places in BhubaneswarMore than 6,800 people have been evacuated in Odisha's Bhubaneswar due to the flood-like situation and heavy rains. The official said that ...
Flood situation grim, over 1.5 lakh marooned in Odisha"The water level in Hirakud Dam stands at 626.47 feet against the full reservoir level of 630 feet. The reading at Mundali barrage near Cut...
Odisha flood toll rises to two; 25,000 people hitEarlier, Shiba Sankar Sahu (40), of Gopabandhu Nagar under Similiguda block had died after being swept away by flood water, he said.
Odisha flood situation improvesWater resource secretary P K Jena said the district collectors were asked to remain prepared for heavy rain likely from August 1 because of...
India among top nations with disaster-related displacements: ReportIndia was third after the Philippines and China, in absolute numbers last year, for displacements due to disasters both weather and hazard-...
Flood-hit Kendrapara villagers keeping damaged houses intact for getting government helpReports indicate people have largely opted for keeping the things disorderly to ensure that compensation doles do not elude them.
Odisha floods: PM Narendra Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia"The amount sanctioned from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund will be disbursed directly to the district collectors," a PMO stateme...
Rajnath Singh to visit Odisha's cyclone-flood hit areas on November 1BJP president Rajnath Singh is scheduled to visit the cyclone and flood affected districts of Odisha on November 1.
Floods wreak havoc in Odisha, toll 10, five missingFresh floods triggered by low pressure induced rains devastated cyclone-hit Ganjam and other coastal districts of Odisha, leaving 10 person...
Cyclone Phailin: Odisha flood situation still grim, some rivers still in spateThe flood situation in Odisha remained grim today with some rivers still in spate after Cyclone Phailin dumped heavy rains while 75,000 mar...
- Centre sanctions Rs 918 crore assistance for Odisha floods
The Centre today sanctioned Rs 918.30 crore as flood assistance to Odisha besides agreeing to bear the expenses incurred towards air-droppi...