The river systems of Mahanadi and Brahmani have created havoc in several villages of Kendrapada district with a total of 1,57,335 people of 127 villages under 59 gram panchayats in the district being affected due to the floods, though no breach has been made in the two river systems.
While the district administration evacuated 4,398 people in the district, 1,33,585 people in 109 villages were still stranded. Moreover, a total of 6,893 livestock were affected too.
The Cuttack-Chandabali road was cut off at certain places near Patrapur and Ganja as the road is flooded with around four-foot water.
Even, several roads from the main road were cut off. The villagers, who have been marooned since the last three days, alleged that they were facing several problems, including lack of drinking water and shortage of fodder for cattle.
The district administration is on its toes to face any type of eventuality. It has deployed 70 country boats, 16 powerboats along with an NDRF team, a Coast Guard team and two ODRAF teams.