Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja chaired a meeting on Monday to review the preparedness measures to deal with the flood situation in Malkangiri and Koraput in the wake of incessant rains across the state since Saturday. The meeting was attended by DC-cum-ACS, Water Resources, ADG, Law & Order, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) and other senior officers of OSDMA and other departments this morning.
Following the meeting, the state government deputed DG (Fire Services & Home Guards) Sundhansu Sarangi, Principal Secretary Bishnupada Sethi and DIG (Southern Division) Charan Meena to supervise and assist the Malkangiri district administration in restoring normalcy in the region.
In a press communiqué issued by the SRC on Monday, floodwater is overflowing all the bridges from Pangam to Motu Road in Malkangiri, affecting road communication at eight places. Six villages in Malkangiri and Kalimela blocks have been affected, while 504 people so far been evacuated and sheltered in four relief camps. Two units of ODRAF have deployed in the district.
Similarly, 36 villages in Jeypore, Boipariguda, Kundra, Borigumma, Semiliguda, and Koraput blocks in Koraput have been affected. Communication has been snapped at six places. A total of 56 people have been shifted to two relief camps and provided cooked food.
As of now, six units of ODRF have been deployed in Malkangiri and two each in Koraput and Jeypore, Rayagada, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Boudh and Bolangir. Twelve more teams are kept in readiness for five coastal and adjoining districts, including Ganjam, Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh and Boudh.
In addition, six units of NDRF have been moved to Ganjam, Puri, Khurda and Nayagarh and two more are kept at standby.
