Odisha floodwaters
On a day the sun came out, there was misery in store for Odisha on Tuesday.
Hirakud reservoir
With Hirakud reservoir receiving excess floodwater, the government decided to open 14 additional gates, raising the spectre of flooding downstream with rivers already in spate.
floodwater in Odisha
The peak flow of water continued to pass through the river system.
A submerged structure in Cuttack district
A submerged structure in Cuttack district.
Odisha flood
As many as 1.2 lakh people living in 1,376 villages in 10 districts got marooned due to the flooding.
With the flood situation getting serious in Odisha
With the flood situation getting serious, chief minister Naveen Patnaik asked officials to ensure zero casualty.
Bhattarika temple submerged in cuttack district
Bhattarika temple submerged in Cuttack district.
Hirakund dam
As per the latest reports, of the 64 sluice gates of Hirakud dam, 40 were opened to release around 6,72,722 cusecs of floodwater against an inflow of 6,36,950 cusecs of water.
Athagarh flood
Locals pull out a car swept away in flood water in Athagarh of Cuttack district.
flooding in Odisha
The floodwater entered villages, agriculture fields and was flowing over bridges in several districts.
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