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Cyclone Daye weakens, dumps heavy rain in Odisha
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SME Times News Bureau | 21 Sep, 2018
Several parts of Odisha have been experiencing heavy to very heavy
rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms under the impact of cyclonic storm
Daye.
The cyclone crossed Odisha coast near Gopalpur in the early on Friday.
It
has caused heavy to very heavy rainfall in Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri,
Rayagada, Kalahandi, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts.
Tribal-dominated district of Malkangiri has been the worst affected.
Several
rivers in the district including Pangam, Saptadhara, Korukonda were
flowing above danger-level while road communication between Malkangiri
and Chhattisgarh has been disrupted, an official said.
With water
crossing danger level in Balimela reservoir in Malkangiri district,
four gates of the reservoir have been opened, said the official.
Reviewing
the rainfall situation, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday
sanctioned gratuitous relief for seven days at Rs 60 per day per adult
and Rs 45 per day for children below 12 years in the Malkangiri
district.
Patnaik also directed the district administration to reach out to those affected and extend all assistance to them.
Special
Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi said Malkangiri district received
166.25 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours since Thursday.
He said
150 persons were evacuated from Koteru village to safe places while
steps were being taken to provide relief material to them.
Due to
incessant rain in the upper catchment area, the Kolab Dam authorities
in Koraput have opened two gates of the reservoir on Friday.
While
the cyclonic storm has weakened into a deep depression and lay over
south interior Odisha and neighbourhood, the India Meteorological
Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall at most places and heavy
to very heavy rainfall at few places over the state.
The Met
department has advised fishermen to not venture into sea along and off
Odisha coast during the next 24 hours till Saturday.
The state government has also instructed officials to be on the vigil to tackle any emergency situation.
National
Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force
(ODRAF) have been deployed in different districts.
One NDRF team
each has been deployed in Kalahandi, Rayagada, Gajapati, Puri, Nayagarh
and Kandhamal districts with a total 17 boats and other emergency
equipment.
One ODRAF team each has been deployed in Ganjam,
Koraput, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts. Fire service units in the
respective districts were deployed for search and rescue work wherever
required.
The holiday of all government offices has been cancelled in the affected districts.
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