Bhubaneswar, Aug 21 : Odisha government has placed a helicopter with the Balasore district administration for dealing with any emergency caused due to high flood.
High flood is expected in the district of Balasore and Mayurbhanja due to incessant rainfall triggered by the depression, Odisha Special Relief Commissioner P K Jena said here on Sunday.
Jena said high flood is expected down stream of Subarnarekha following the release of around 6 lakh cusecs of water from Galudih barrage by Jharkhand through 16 gates following heavy rainfall.
Odisha government has placed a helicopter with the Balasore district administration for dealing with any emergency.
On the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the SRC delegated power to the Balasore district administration to manage any emergency situation arising out of the high floods in Subarnarekha.
The SRC said 40 additional operational teams of NDRF,ODRAF, and Fire Services have been sent to Balasore and Mayurbhanja for relief and rescue operation and to ensure zero casualty.
The impact of the high flood would be felt in Baliapal, Bhograi, Jaleswar and Basra. The high peak flood will remain till the evening of Monday, he said.
Both the district administration are taking steps for the evacuation of people from low-lying areas in view of the flood situation.
Subarnarekha is flowing above the danger level and is rising at Jamsholaghat. Against the danger level of 49.15 metres the river is flowing at 53.34 metre at Jamsholaghat and is rising at 12.00 hours.
At Rajghat Subarnarekha though is flowing below the danger level but is rising. At Rajghat the river is flowing at 9.62 metre against the danger level of 10.36 metre and is rising.
At Panposh, the Brahamani river is flowing 177.65 metre against the danger level of 178.42 metre and is raising and at Jenapur the river is flowing 20.89 metre against the danger level of 23 metre and is rising.
The SRC said the Budhabalanga is on a falling trend hoped that it would not be a cause of concern.
Similarly Baitarani river is flowing at 18.95 metre at Akhuapada around one metre above the danger level and expected that falling trend would start within two to three hours.
Additional rescue teams of NDRF ,ODRAF and Fire service teams have also been sent to Bhadrak and Jajpur.
The SRC said, meanwhile the flood situation in the Mahanadi river system has improved and it will further improve in the next couple of days.
The SRC requested all people particularly the youths to be cautious and not cross the road, bridge, and culvert while water is flowing above it.