A 17-year-old, identified as Manoj Naik, was swept away in the Telen river of laikera area in Jharsuguda as incessant rains lashed most parts of the district on Saturday. Police seized the body and were investing the matter.
A spell of 8-hr rains disrupted life and business in Brajrajnagar, Belpahar besides in Jharsuguda.
Due to complete clogging of the Brajrajnagar Tunnel road, movement of residents was completely stalled from one section of the town to another and schools have declared holidays. Even in front of the Belpahar Municipality Office, water accumulated up to a height of 12 feet on the road, leading to complete blocking of passage causing severe inconvenience to the residents.
The Garrakhai Check Dam located in the higher altitude of Belpahar town is also reportedly collapsed while movement from Belpahar to Bandhbahal stalled for hours due to the flooding of the lilari Nalla which runs along the route. Coal production in BOCP lakhanpur and Samleshwary open cast mine was affected due to the rains. However, it did not affect the overall supply as per officials.