Hardships galore as floodwaters recede

The body of the youth from Kulha village in Bhograi, who was swept away by floodwaters Saturday, was recovered Sunday by ODRAF personnel at Jamkunda in Baliapal block

- POST NEWS NETWORK

Floodwaters of the Subarnarekha River started to recede Sunday, but hardships continue to grow for villagers trapped in the submerged Bhograi and other blocks of Balasore district.

Many families remain cut off from the outside world and officials struggle to reach them. In some villages, kneeto waist-deep water was still flowing on the roads, forcing people to abandon their houses and endure harsh conditions.

With rain decreasing in the upper catchment area and all gates at the Galudihi barrage closed, water levels in the Subarnarekha have dropped. The river was found flowing below the danger mark at 9.45 metre at Rajghat.