Flood situation critical in Orissa districts	RSS

KalingaTimes Correspondent Bhubaneswar/Balasore, Sep 25: With Subarnarekha and Baitarani rivers continuing to flow above the danger mark, flood situation remained critical in hundreds of villages across Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts of Orissa on Tuesday. As lakhs of people continued to suffer in the marooned villages, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik made an aerial survey of the flood-ravaged areas during the day.

Patnaik has instructed the District Collectors of the affected districts to step up relief and rescue operations. The Chief Minister also asked the authorities concerned to disinfect the drinking water sources in the flood affected regions and activate the healthcare system to provide timely medical help to the people. By Tuesday evening, Budhabalanga, Jalaka and Kansabansha rivers in Balasore district had started receding slowly. But Subarnarekha, the main cause of worry for north Balasore, was above the danger mark at Jamsolaghat and Rajghat.

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