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Odisha flood: river levels fall but breaches waterlog villages
Water levels in Odisha's Baitarani and Salandi rivers have dropped but remain close to danger marks. At Akhuapada, the Baitarani was flowing at 18 metres against a danger level of 18.33 metres.…
The Story in Brief
Water levels in Odisha's Baitarani and Salandi rivers have dropped but remain close to danger marks. At Akhuapada, the Baitarani was flowing at 18 metres against a danger level of 18.33 metres. The Salandi at Rajghat stood at 16.10 feet, below the 17-foot danger mark. Despite the decline, breaches have flooded villages. A 200-foot breach at Baro Dih in Tihidi block and a 300-foot breach at Lanjatara in Bilana panchayat have left eight villages waterlogged. Thousands of hectares of farmland remain inundated. Repair work is underway.
The Indian Opinion
Headlines focus on falling river levels, but the real story is the damage left behind. The breaches at Baro Dih and Lanjatara show that even receding water can cripple villages for days. Some may argue the flood threat has passed since rivers are below danger marks. That is only half true: eight villages are still under water and crops are destroyed. The question is whether the embankment repairs will hold if more rain comes in the next 48 hours.
Sources (2): odishatv.in, odishatv.in (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
