Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi reviews flood situation in Balasore, says govt prepared to tackle flood

Balasore (Odisha) [India], September 18 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi reviewed the flood situation in Balasore district with senior State and district officials on Wednesday.
The CM stated that all possible steps are being taken to ensure quick relief and rescue operations are underway in affected areas.
The Chief Minister's Office said in a post on X, "The state government is fully prepared and taking all necessary steps to control flood in the swollen Subarnarekha river. The authorities in Water Resources department have directed to prepare a roadmap for permanent remediation of the emerging flood situation."
Odisha CM Majhi conducted aerial survey of flood affected areas on Wednesday.

Earlier the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in parts of Odisha on September 15.
Director of IMD Bhubaneswar, Manorama Mohanty, on Saturday said, "Yesterday's depression has intensified into a deep depression and is currently located over Bangladesh and adjoining areas of Gangetic West Bengal. It is likely to move west-northwestwards and maintain its intensity today before weakening over the next 48 hours. The state is expected to receive heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the next two days. In the next 24 hours, light to moderate rainfall is expected across most districts in North and South Odisha. Isolated instances of extremely heavy rainfall are expected in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, and Balasore districts. Fishermen are advised to avoid entering the sea until September 16."
She further added that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in isolated places in Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Angul, and Dhenkanal districts.
"Isolated heavy rainfall is also likely in Deogarh, Sundargarh, Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Boudh, Sambalpur, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, and Nawarangpur districts. On the 15th, light to moderate rainfall is very likely in most areas of North Odisha and many parts of South Odisha. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in isolated places in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, and Sambalpur districts, with isolated heavy rainfall likely in Bargarh, Sonepur, Mayurbhanj, Angul, and Deogarh districts."
She also mentioned that rainfall activity is likely to decrease significantly from September 16.
"Light to moderate rainfall is expected in many districts of interior Odisha and a few coastal districts, with isolated heavy rainfall in Sundargarh. After that, rainfall activity is likely to decrease," she added. (ANI)