Bhadrak: With southern Odisha district Malkangiri still struggling to come out of the ‘Daye’ triggered flood situation, in north, water level crossed danger mark in Baitarani river in Bhadrak district this morning leaving people in a state of panic.
Water level started rising alarmingly in Baitarani this morning and was flowing at a height of 18.05 meter, the danger mark remaining at 17.83 meter. The situation was caused by torrential rain which lashed the district for past two days.
As per the report, the upper catchment areas of the Baitarani river including Champua, Anandpur and Thakuramunda have received over 50 mm rainfall in past 24 hours resulting in a spate in it.
Notably, this is for the fourth occasion this year that Baitarani has gone into spate in Bhadrak district. In the first week this month, flood water from the river had destroyed large stretch of crop fields in the district after gushing into a number of villages.
The district administration has put the flood situation in Bhadrak under its strict vigil and alerted the officials to tackle any kind of situation arising out of a possible flood.
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