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Seventy people were rescued after their boat was washed away near the mouth of the sea due to the strong current in the Mahanadi river in Kendrapara district on Saturday. The incident occurred at Mahakalpada on Saturday evening.…

The Odisha government on Friday put the coastal districts on high alert as the low-pressure area intensified into a depression, causing heavy rainfall in several parts of the state, a senior official said. As a fresh spell of rain could…

The flood situation in Odisha remained grim on Wednesday with over 1.5 lakh people in 237 villages being marooned, reported PTI citing a senior official. Season's first flood has affected more than two lakh people in 10 districts, while…

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday, asked officers concerned to ensure "zero casualty" as the state combats floods in the Mahanadi river system with a number of villages in eight districts already inundated, officials said.…

Odisha is bracing for a possible flood-like situation in several districts, with the water level of the Mahanadi river swiftly rising following heavy rain in the catchment areas over the last few days, officials said. As part of efforts…