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200 people evacuated to safety in Rourkela
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|August 25, 2025
FLOWING close to the danger mark after heavy rainfall in its catchment areas, Brahmani river inundated several low-lying pockets of Rourkela on Sunday, prompting the administration to evacuate 200 people to safety.
Officials said the river started to swell on Saturday night after receiving floodwaters from its tributaries Sankh and Koel. By Sunday morning, floodwater entered Balughat, Palpalbasti, Sardarbasti and New Basti, submerging several houses.
ADM and Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) commissioner Dheenah Dastageer along with Panposh sub-collector Bijay Nayak and other officials visited the affected areas and reviewed the situation.
This story is from the August 25, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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