The Sambalpur city and its suburbs are gradually limping back to normalcy after torrential rain of Saturday and Sunday.
Nearly 6,000 people who were given temporary shelter in different places have gone back to their houses. Some are also busy in repairing their homes.
Notably, a large number of houses have been totally damaged due to the rains and water logging across the district.
Cooked and dry foods and safe drinking water were provided to the people in the relief centres till noon of Monday.
As per latest information, the district administration was providing polythene to the victims near Chipilima area.
“A survey is also going on regarding all rain-affected areas of the district by 32 teams to evaluate the loss so that the people could get compensation as per the State Relief Code,” informed Collector Samarth Verma.
“More than 1.25 lakh people have been affected in the unprecedented rains. But 7,000 people took shelter in relief centres,” he added.
“Two persons died in the district due to the rain. Doctors’ teams are also visiting different places to take stock of the health hazards,” informed the district emergency officer SK Pujari.
It is further learnt that houses apart, there had been major damages to the roads in the district.
There have been many breaches on roads in Meghpal, a Maoist-infested area, and in Rairakhol sub division too.
It is further learnt that power generation has totally been affected in the Chipilima power house as rain water entered into the generation units. However, the officials were busy restoring the units.