Kalahandi, Mar 4: Panic gripped villagers of Depur as 20-feet breach occured in Indravati Left main Canal embankment near Kalampur block in Kalahandi district last night.

According to the information, Depur village has been inundated due to 20-feet of breach in the embankment . 5 feet of water is running on the road.

Thousands of agricultural fields have been submerged in the collapse of the Indravati Left main canal. Kalampur Junagarh road was cut off due to heavy flow of water.

However, it is heard that the canal has collapsed due to a big pit.

Villagers had complained to the junior engineer to the assistant engineer to repair the pit but no one paid any heed.

Such a situation has arisen due to negligence. As a result, the plight of the people has been seen.

The canal collapse incident has raised doubts over the work when the canal was being maintained at a cost of crores of rupees.
As a result, water has entered several houses in the village and inundated hundreds of hectares of farmland. 

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