Bhubaneswar : As many as 17 people have lost their lives in floods in Odisha so far, informed the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC).
As per information provided by the office of the SRC, more than 14 lakh people have been affected in 20 districts due to floods. “Connectivity of 107 roads in 11 districts has been cut off while 32 breaches have been created on river embankments in five districts,” said an official.
Flood like situations have emerged in several rivers of the state, including Subarnarekha, Budhabalanga, Baitarani, Brahmani and Jalaka. Due to heavy rainfall on the upper catchment area of Mahanadi river system, there has been an inflow of around 9 lakh cusec of water into the Hirakud Dam.