North Orissa Flood Situation Remains Grim

Monday 20th of August 2007 With all the three major rivers in northern Orissa remaining in spate, the flood situation in the coastal district of Balasore remained grim for the second consecutive day Monday leaving tens of thousands of people starving.

The floods triggered by heavy rains after a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal have affected the four districts of Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapada and Balasore, which has been the affected the worst.

Balasore district has witnessed the fourth flood within the last one and a half months as the Subarnarekha, Jalaka and Kansabansa rivers overflowed.

However, many complained the state government was not up to the mark in meeting the grave situation.

'Ask collectors,' Orissa special relief commissioner Nikunja Sunderray, who heads the relief and rescue team in the state, said when asked how many people were affected by the latest floods.

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