Bhubaneswar, November 3 (odisha.in) After a series of floods that kept Balasore district administration in its toes, something good has happened for the senior administrative officials of the coastal district. They have been flooded with awards. The district administration has got ten awards out of seventeen given by the State government on the occasion of […]
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Diarrhoea grips Balasore, kills four
Balasore, Oct 16 (Odisha.in) With floods distressing about 15 lakh people in all 12 blocks of Balasore district, the fears of an epidemic outbreak looming large over the flood-affected villages. Now the water-borne diseases in the deluge-hit region have become a cause of concern for the district administration. While the flood-affected people are yet to […]
Ruling party leaders join opposition to slam government over floods
Balasore, Oct 1 (Odisha.in) The BJP leaders of coastal Balasore district has joined voice with the opposition Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) which slammed the BJP-BJD coalition government for failing to provide succor to the flood-hit people of North Orissa districts. Ex-MLA and former district president of BJP Jiban Pradip Dash has threatened to […]
Floods kill 13, affect 16 lakh in Balasore
Balasore, Oct 1 (Odisha.in) The recent flash flood in Surarnarekha, Budhabalanga and Jalaka rivers has crossed all limits with affecting over 16 lakh people and killing 13 persons in Balasore district alone. Even though the three rivers have receded, the overall flood situation has not improved significantly only because the floodwaters are not letting out […]
Flood situation grim in Jajpur
Jajpur, September 25 (Odisha.in) Flood situation in the district of Jajpur continued grim on Tuesday as three of its major rivers – Baitarani, Brahmani and Kharasrota – were flowing over danger mark affecting more than 1.5 lakh of people in Jajpur, Bari, Korei , Rasulpur and Dasarathapur blocks in the district. More than sixty thousands […]