Orissa Floods 2008

4 Oct 2008

• Flood Updates (4rd Oct 2008) (PDF)

3 Oct 2008

• Flood Updates (3rd Oct 2008) (PDF)

1 Oct 2008

• Flood Updates (1st Oct 2008) (PDF)

30 Sep 2008

• Flood Updates (30th Sep 2008) (PDF)

29 Sep 2008

• Flood Update 29 Sep 2008 5pm (PDF)

28 Sep 2008

• Flood Update 28 Sep 5pm (PDF)

27 Sep 2008

• Flood Update 27 Sep 5pm (PDF)
• Flood Bulletin
• Water Level in major rivers of the State
• Live Storage Filling of Major Reservoirs
• Status of Important Gauge Sites

24 Sep 2008

• Flood Update 24 Sep (PDF)
• Paper Clips 1 (PDF)
• Paper Clips 2 (PDF)

23 Sep 2008

• Flood Update 23 Sep 2008 (PDF)

22 Sep 2008

The floods are of unprecedented dimension and it is not an exaggeration to compare it with the kosi floods in Bihar.

— Chief Secretary, Orissa.

• Districts Affected by Flood: 17
• No. of Blocks Affected: 114
• No. of Villages Affected: 3700
• Crop Area Affected: 2,00,000 Hec
• Population Affected: 25 lakh
• Animals affected: 6,59,362(Cattle-3, 20,292, Goat, sheep etc-1, 22,268, Others-1, 16,802)
• Persons rescued-2.66 lakh
• Flood relief has extended for 15 days
• Death toll- 25
• Breaches- > 28
• This flood havoc after 28 years
• 45 gram panchayats have disconnected
• Three more helicopters sought
• Schools have closed till Tuesdays
• Move restricted in flood affected roads
• Damage has exceeded form recent Bihar flood
• Chief minister asked centre from CRF worth of Rs1500 crores
• Initial estimate of damage may be worth of Rs 2500 crores
• Puri- 850 viiages comprising6 lakh people- and cut off from road
• Athagada has been completely cut off
• One government sevarnt was died while taking relief in country boat, named Surendra Swain
• One youth was swept away in state capital
• Two deaths occurred in Jagatsingpur due to 11 breaches
• Blocks affected: Gardapur, Marsaghai, Mahakalpara, Derabish, Pattamundai, Kendrapara , Aul, Rajaknika, Rajanagar
• Around 300000 are in flood water
• Kendrapada District: No of breaches is 6 ,
  Banki. Khandapada,kantilo, bhapur – 200000 pople are in the flood water
• In western orissa more than 2000 acrea have damaged due flood water.
• Bhawanipatana, rayagada, boudh, sonepue disconnected due to road breached