Water recedes, rain relief in states | ||
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Bhubaneswar, Aug. 6: Water is receding in Cuttack but it is still flowing above the danger level in the Rushikulya, Vamsadhara and Baitarani. Revenue and disaster management minister Manmohan Samal said torrential rains triggered by deep depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal lashed most parts of Orissa, including Cuttack, Puri and Balasore. The system crossed the coast near Paradip between 6.30am and 7.30am and Cuttack by 8.30am today, Samal said quoting Met officials. It was moving in a northwesterly direction and would weaken gradually, he said. While the Rushikulya and Vamsadhara were flowing above danger level in Ganjam and Raygada districts, floodwater crossed the danger level in the Baitarani in Bhadrak. “We are keeping a close watch on the situation. Revenue and disaster management secretary G.V.V. Sharma has been asked to rush to Bhadrak to take stock of the situation,” he added. Cuttack, which has received nearly 44cm of rainfall since Saturday, continued to reel from deluge although 116 pumps were pressed in service. |
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