Rain Cripples Life in Koraput, Disrupts Road & Rail Traffic

Communication network worst-hit as roads and bridges suffer damage in different areas

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Jeypore

Heavy rains continued to lash Koraput, throwing life out of gear in several blocks of the district on Wednesday.

Due to the rains, schools, colleges and educational institutions recorded a thin attendance while different markets and business establishments wore a deserted look in Jeypore, Koraput, Sunabeda and Kotpad areas.

Communication network was the worst-hit, with roads and bridges getting damaged in different areas due to the incessant downpour. Sources said the rains washed away a bridge near Dasmantpur block, snapping communication to many panchayats.