Relief operations hit in Orissa
Press Trust Of India / Bhubaneswar September 22, 2008, 11:59 IST

Despite falling water level in Orissa rivers including the virulent Mahanadi, relief operation in flood ravaged areas was today hit due to shortage of manpower and boats, worsening the plight of over six lakh marooned people.

Miseries of the flood-hit were compounded by intermittent rains triggered by a low pressure at several coastal areas while deluge due to 61 breaches in Mahanadi delta region continued, sources said.

The only solace to the distressed was the falling water level of the swollen rivers. The volume of water flowing through Munduli near Cuttack city declined to 11.6 lakh cusecs this morning as against 12.83 lakh cusecs recorded yesterday, the flood control cell here said.