Gajapati hit by landslides as heavy rains lash south Odisha

LANDSLIDES occurred in several places of Gajapati and Koraput districts disrupting road communication even as rain intensity increased in the state under the effect of cyclone Montha on Tuesday.

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There, however, have been no report of injuries or casualties in the land slips in the affected areas.

Officials said Gajapati district was the worst affected as landslides occurred at four places in R Udaygiri, Kashingar, Gumma and Mohana blocks. Communication was disrupted on the Ramgiri-Badagaon road under Mohana block after a large boulder fell on it while Mahendragarh-Khamarsahi and Ramgiri-Dabarsingh roads were affected by landslides.