Several Cuttack areas waterlogged

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Several low-lying areas of Cuttack were waterlogged on Monday as the city recorded 150-mm rainfall in the last 24 hours. In some of the areas, the stagnant water entered into the citizens’ houses.  "As many as 200 pump sets have been engaged to discharge excess water from several localities in the town, while dry food arranged for the residents trapped in rainwater," Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) Commissioner Ananya Das said.Healthcare services at the Radio Oncology Department of Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer (AHPGIC) in Cuttack were affected as rainwater has entered the hospital building. "Pumps have been pressed into service at the AHPGIC to drain out the water, said Das.

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