Odisha Floods: CM Majhi To Conduct Aerial Survey, Assess Damage
Key Points
To Covere six flood-hit districts; emphasized rapid relief and compensation.
Over 11,000 people affected; rivers breached danger levels, submerging villages and farmland.
Cooked food, dry rations, and medical aid to be provided; review meeting held in Chandipur.
Bhubaneswar, Jul 29: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, accompanied by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, will undertake an aerial survey of flood-affected regions across northern Odisha on Tuesday.
The survey is likely to cover severely impacted districts including Jajpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, and Keonjhar, following days of relentless rainfall and river overflow.
The CM’s aerial reconnaissance is aimed at assessing the damage caused by flooding. The overflowing Subarnarekha, Baitarani, and Jalaka rivers have submerged several villages.
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✨A review meeting will be held at Chandipur in Balasore, where the CM is expected to direct officials to expedite rescue operations and maintain sanitation in flood-hit areas to prevent disease outbreaks.
The floodwaters, on the other hand, have begun to recede in some areas, with the Subarnarekha River dropping below danger levels at Rajghat, though many low-lying pockets remain submerged.
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