Floodwater in the Mahanadi river has hit the coastal region of Odisha inundating a large number of villages in 10 different districts while more than two lakh people are estimated to be affected, said State government on Wednesday.
As swirling floodwater made its way to coastal region, several river and canal embankments got breached and hundreds of people suddenly found themselves marooned by floodwater.
“About 2 lakh people in 1366 villages in 369 gram panchayats in 50 blocks and nine urban local bodies in 10 districts have also been affected. Similarly, 1.2 lakh people in 237 villages have been marooned by floodwaters,” said P. K. Jena, Special Relief Commissioner.
