# Giant rock falls on NH-16, truck stuck at Daringbadi Ghat amid rain 2026-09-24T21:23:29+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A giant rock fell from Bada Ghati hillside onto NH-16 in Ganjam district on Thursday amid heavy rain, disrupting traffic between Bhubaneswar and Berhampur. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded. A joint team of local administration and Fire Services reached the spot and began a road-clearing operation. NHAI officials also arrived with equipment to remove the boulder. Separately, a 14-wheeler truck carrying paper from Bhubaneswar to Raipur got stuck at Daringbadi Ghat in Ganjam after heavy rain caused a section of road to sink. The truck was stuck in a slanted position at the fourth bend, halting heavy vehicle movement from both directions. The local administration started removal efforts but had not moved the truck at the time of reporting. In Malkangiri district, a landslide and uprooted trees at Bayapada Ghati affected vehicular movement. The district recorded 613.80 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. Authorities used JCB machines and Fire Services teams to clear the road. Earlier, Kalinga Ghat on the Ganjam-Kandhamal border was sealed by the district administration as a precaution against landslides. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both odishatv.in reports stick to straight news agency style, listing incidents, rainfall figures, and official responses without slant. The coverage emphasises administrative action and disruption, not blame or drama. The common thread is heavy rain overwhelming Odisha's ghat roads, with NH-16 and Daringbadi Ghat blocked simultaneously. Authorities have cleared NH-16 but the Daringbadi truck remains stuck. Next: watch whether NHAI repairs the sunken road section and reopens the route fully. ## Coverage - odishatv.in - odishatv.in Tags: Ganjam, Malkangiri, NH-16, NHAI, Odisha Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/giant-rock-on-nh-16-hits-bhubaneswar-berhampur-traffic/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/giant-rock-on-nh-16-hits-bhubaneswar-berhampur-traffic/#story-in-brief