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Special Relief Commissioner has reviewed the flood-like situation in state

Bhubaneswar:16/9/24: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) on Monday reviewed the flood-like situation in the state especially in Balasore, Mayurbhanj, and Sundargarh districts following heavy downpours received by these districts due to deep depression over Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand.

According to sources, SRC briefed the meeting on the weather situation, highlighting the significant rainfall in Balasore and Mayurbhanj over the past three days, leading to rising water levels in Subarnarekha, Budhabalang, and Jalaka rivers.

To tackle the situation, the Collectors of Balasore and Mayurbhanj have been instructed to closely monitor the situation and prepare for any exigencies. Search and rescue teams, including 6 ODRAF teams and 10 Fire Service teams in Balasore, 1 NDRF team in Balasore, 7 ODRAF teams, 1 NDRF team, and 12 Fire Service teams in Mayurbhanj, are on standby.

The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall for Sundargarh district, and thus the Collector has been instructed to keep the administrative machinery ready. The Collector has been directed to evacuate people from low-lying areas to safe shelters and provide cooked food if required.

In the wake of significant rainfall in the Similipal area, the wildlife population in Similipal National Park, SRC ordered to monitor the park with the Deputy Director of Shimilipal Wildlife Division.

Besides, the SRC ordered the deployment of senior officers, including ADM, Sub-Collector, and Additional Sub-Collector, to oversee relief efforts and ensure a swift response to the situation.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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