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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday undertook an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas of Ganjam and Gajapati districts in the aftermath of cyclone Arnab to review the prevailing situation.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari during the aerial inspection of the areas ravaged by the floods triggered by heavy rain.
From the chopper, the leaders witnessed firsthand the submerged villages, broken roads, and severed communication networks plaguing the region.
“Protecting the lives and property of the state’s residents during times of crisis is my utmost priority,” the Chief Minister said in a post on X after conducting aerial survey.
“The entire administration is working round the clock to ensure that food, drinking water, and emergency healthcare reach those affected without any hindrance. Instructions have been given to further expedite relief and rescue operations. In addition, directives have been issued to the administration to remain fully alert for the restoration of damaged roads and bridges, normalizing electricity supply, and controlling post-flood health issues,” Majhi said in the post.
The survey covered heavily inundated regions and swollen rivers like the Rushikulya, which was flowing dangerously high near Purushottampur, and the Vansadhara.
ବିପତ୍ତି ସମୟରେ ରାଜ୍ୟବାସୀଙ୍କ ଜୀବନ ଓ ସମ୍ପତ୍ତିର ସୁରକ୍ଷା ମୋର ସର୍ବୋଚ୍ଚ ପ୍ରାଥମିକତା । ଆଜି ରାଜସ୍ୱ ଓ ବିପର୍ଯ୍ୟୟ ପରିଚାଳନା ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ ସୁରେଶ ପୂଜାରୀଙ୍କ ସହ ଆକାଶମାର୍ଗରୁ ଗଞ୍ଜାମ ଓ ଗଜପତି ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ପ୍ରଭାବିତ ଅଞ୍ଚଳଗୁଡ଼ିକର ସ୍ଥିତି ଅନୁଧ୍ୟାନ କଲି ।
ପ୍ରଭାବିତଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଖାଦ୍ୟ, ପାନୀୟ ଜଳ ଏବଂ ଜରୁରୀ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟସେବା ଯେପରି ବିନା ବାଧାରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିପାରିବ, ସେଥିପାଇଁ ସମଗ୍ର ପ୍ରଶାସନ ଅହୋରାତ୍ର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରୁଛି । ରିଲିଫ ଓ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକୁ ଆହୁରି ତ୍ୱରାନ୍ୱିତ କରିବାକୁ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଦେଇଛି । ଏଥିସହ ବିପର୍ଯ୍ୟସ୍ତ ରାସ୍ତାଘାଟର ପୁନରୁଦ୍ଧାର, ବିଦ୍ୟୁତ ସରବରାହ ସ୍ୱାଭାବିକ କରିବା ଏବଂ ବନ୍ୟା ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ୟା ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରଣ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରଶାସନକୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସଜାଗ ରହିବାକୁ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଦିଆଯାଇଛି ।
ଏହି କଠିନ ସମୟରେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସରକାର ଦୃଢ଼ତାର ସହ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସହ ଛିଡ଼ା ହୋଇଛି । ଆପଣମାନେ ସାହସ ରଖନ୍ତୁ, ସୁରକ୍ଷିତ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ରୁହନ୍ତୁ, ସ୍ଥାନୀୟ ପ୍ରଶାସନ ଓ ଉଦ୍ଧାରକାରୀ ଦଳଙ୍କ ସୂଚନାକୁ ଅନୁସରଣ କରନ୍ତୁ, ଏବଂ ପରସ୍ପରକୁ ସହଯୋଗର ହାତ ବଢ଼ାନ୍ତୁ; ଏହି ସଙ୍କଟରୁ ଆମେ ସମସ୍ତେ ଏକା ଠି ମିଶି ଖୁବ୍ ଶୀଘ୍ର ବାହାରି ଆସିବା ।
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) October 30, 2026
Sources said the Rushikulya River is flowing nearly two meters above the danger mark at Purushottampur, leading to catastrophic inundation across hundreds of villages in the Ganjam district. Floodwaters have breached homes—rising up to ten feet in certain areas—severely affecting blocks such as Sorada, Asika, Bhanjanagar, Dharakote, and Sanakhemundi.
Meanwhile, rising water levels in the Vansadhara and Mahendratanaya rivers have isolated numerous villages in Gajapati. Across both districts, over 1,000 villages are underwater, impacting more than 43,000 people in Ganjam alone, while statewide evacuations have safely moved over 59,000 people to higher ground.
Infrastructure has taken a severe hit, with washed-out roads, submerged bridges, and paralysed railway connectivity. To reach stranded citizens in cut-off pockets, the government has deployed Navy and Coast Guard helicopters, though rescue flights have occasionally faced hurdles due to low-lying clouds.
Chief Minister Majhi has ordered an immediate intensification of relief and rescue operations. Over 300 rescue teams have been mobilised, distributing cooked meals and essential supplies via boats while airdropping relief packets into inaccessible terrain. Authorities continue to urge riverbank residents to remain vigilant and strictly follow administrative advisories.
