Brahmani flowing above red mark

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JAJPUR: There is no respite for floodhit people of Jajpur with water level in Brahmani, Kharasrota and their tributaries rising. A..

JAJPUR: There is no respite for floodhit people of Jajpur with water level in Brahmani, Kharasrota and their tributaries rising. All major rivers in the district are flowing much above the danger marks. Water level in Brahmani was at 70.9 feet mark near Jenapur against the red mark of 67 by 4 pm on Sunday. Against the danger level of 19.5 metres at Binjharpur, the Kharasrota was flowing at 20.5 in the noon.
Likewise, against the danger mark of 17.83 metres at Akhuapara, river Baitarani was flowing at 18.41. In Dasarathapur, the river was flowing about five feet above the red mark. It stood at 17.5 feet by 4 pm on Sunday against its danger mark of 12.5 feet.People of Bari which is the worst hit have been trapped in flood water for the last four days. Around 1,52,244 people have been affected in Bari block. Though the administration claimed to have started providing relief materials, the victims alleged that no help has reached them yet.

The block remained cut off from the mainstream with flood water flowing above the BaruanKalamatia and BariRatnagiri roads. As many as 98 villages under 29 gram panchayats in Bari block have been submerged by flood water from Brahmani, Kharasrota and Tantighai rivers.

District Collector Anil Kumar Samal said people of Bari have been asked to shift to safer places as water level of Brahmani and its tributaries is expected to rise in another 24 hours.

Former Jajpur collector and senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar Padhee arrived at the district on Sunday to oversee rescue and relief operations in the marooned areas.