Bhubaneswar: On the second day of her visit to Ganjam district, Shubha Sarma, Principal Secretary, Department of Water Resources, continued her field-level review of the impact of Cyclone ‘Arnab’ on drainage systems and flood management infrastructure on Sunday. During the visit, she inspected key drainage locations to assess the prevailing situation.
The Principal Secretary inspected Bahana Nalla near the Gopalpur National Highway Bridge, the mouth of Bahana Nalla at Markandi, and the mouth of Bahada Nalla at Haripur.
The inspections focused on assessing the condition of the drainage channels and their outfall points in the aftermath of the cyclone.
The inspections were conducted in the presence of the Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources; the Chief Engineer, Drainage; and field-level officials and staff of the Drainage Division, Berhampur.
Additional officers deployed in coordination with the Chief Engineer, Rushikulya-Vansadhara Basin (RVBN), and Minor Irrigation (MI) were also part of the field-level assessment.
