Newindpress, 11th August, 2008
BHAWANIPATNA: Incessant rains in the district during the last 72 hours have resulted in floods in Hati and Tel rivers. Hati has been flooded in some pockets of Kalahampur block submerging areas near Karmelli, Biripur, Balichhada, Bankapala.Vehicular traffic on NH-201 near Junagarh has been disrupted as flood water inundated the Hati river bridge. This evening, water was flowing four feet above the Hati bridge.Flood water in Tel river has submerged paddy fields in Massigaon, Atigaon, Bandhagaon and Baghdungri areas. Similarly, due to flood in Sandol river, approach road of the river at Narla and Bamak has been breached. Due to the breach near Narla, which is over 10 metres wide, traffic on Bhubaneswar-Bhawanipatna state highway has been disrupted. At Samarkata, above 50 metre-long RD road has been washed away.Around 250 houses under Narla, Aurmel, Balsingha, Tulapada and Bagpur have been damaged, of which, 30 houses have been washed away completely.The district administration has provided polythene sheets and rice to the victims. Release of water from Indravati project into Hati river has been stopped for last two days to control the flood situation. During last 72 hours, 867 mm rainfall has been ecorded in Thuamul Rampur, 479 in Kalampur, 224 in Junagarh, 465 in Narla and 330 mm in Lanjigarh.
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