Due to the significant rainfall, rivers in north Odisha like Subarnarekha, Budhabalang, Jalaka, and Baitarani are swollen.
On Monday, the flood situation in a number of northern Odisha districts, including Balasore, worsened as overflowing rivers flooded low-lying areas, leaving residents of at least 134 villages stranded.
They claimed that the severe rain brought on by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal and the consequent discharge of floodwater from Jharkhand led rivers in north Odisha, including Subarnarekha, Budhabalang, Jalaka, and Baitarani, to be in spate.
The north Odisha floods have affected up to 251 villages in the districts of Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, and Bhadrak, with a population total of 9.66 lakhs affected, according to the officials.
Odisha was already suffering the effects of a moderate flood in the east when the overflowing Mahanadi river flooded communities and paddy fields.
Officials estimate that 6.4 lakh people are still trapped in the twin floods.
Over 1.71 persons are currently receiving prepared meals at the 440 relief centres run by the state administration, they claimed.
On Sunday, authorities in the Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts began a large evacuation effort to move residents from dangerous areas to safer ones.
Even as floodwater entered the settlements, the evacuation procedure was still in progress.
Even though the Subarnarekha River’s water level is progressively declining, it is still flowing above the danger threshold, according to Odisha’s water resources minister Tukuki Sahu.
According to the minister, many villages in the Balasore blocks of Baliapal, Bhograi, Basta, and Jaleswar were under water.
Water resources department authorities said that in addition to the Subarnarekha River, flooding from the rivers Budhabalang and Jalaka had also overtopped banks and flooded farms and residential areas in Balasore.
Water from the Baitarani river inundated numerous blocks in the Jajpur district, including Dasrathpur and Korei, while in Keonjhar, parts of Hatadihi, Ghasipura, and Anandapur have been submerged in water.
“The flood has affected around 156 villages in 83 gramme panchayats in the Balasore district. By Monday midday, the administration had evacuated 40,000 individuals. They had stayed in 227 transitional shelters “Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde, the collector for the Balasore District, said.
According to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office, the state government has offered a seven-day assistance package for the marooned residents of the districts of Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, and Jajpur.
In a letter to the district collectors of Khurda, Puri, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, Balasore, Bhadrak, Keonjhar, and Boudh, Special Relief Commissioner P K Jena requested that they provide free sanitary products to women in the flood-affected areas.
For efficient administration, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has given the collector of the Balasore district the authority of the special relief commissioner on Sunday. He was also given access to a helicopter in case of an emergency.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the IMD anticipated additional rain for Balasore.
According to BJ Mishra, head engineer for the water resources department, “we will take appropriate action while keeping in mind the IMD’s forecast.”
Additionally, Mr. Mishra stated that although the flood in the Mahanadi delta region is largely under control, several villages are still stranded because of the “extremely slow flow of water.”
Prasanta Patnaik 
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