Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday delegated powers of Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) to Balasore Collector to manage the emergency situation arising out of the high floods in Subarnarekha.
The CM has also ordered to place one helicopter with the collector to deal with the emergency, Additional Chief Secretary-cum-SRC Pradeep Kumar Jena said.
Subarnarekha river is swollen and flowing above danger level since Saturday night following discharge of flood water from Galudih barrage in Jharkhand. Till last reports came, the barrage is releasing around 4.25 lakh cusec water through 16 gates.
