Puthimari, Lakhimpur flood scene improves
Staff reporter

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BAIHATA CHARIALI

ATHAGARH: The unprecedented flood in river Mahanadi claimed four lives in Athagarh sub-division. Reports said Punei Behera (60) of village Gadadharpur, Lipan Rout (9) of village Gopalprasad, Bhatar Bhanja (52) of village Anantapur and Jagan Swain (13) of village Nuagarh died in the flood. One hundred eighty six villages in four blocks have been affected by the flood.

Even as he faked calmness, Dr Shakeel-ur Rahman was in turmoil as he tried to save a two-year-old girl suffering from acute diarrhoea. He needed to put her on intravenous therapy but the doctor and his staff could not locate her veins.

Debabrata Mohanty Posted: Sep 25, 2008 at 0015 hrs IST

Bhubaneswar, September 24 Despite being the first state to have a dedicated disaster mitigation authority, Orissa

Satyasundar Barik

61 breaches in river embankments 5,70,000 people in 1,849 villages are marooned
Government seeks Rs.1,500 crore for relief works

BHUBANESWAR: Flooding in the Mahanadi continued on Sunday causing 61 breaches in river embankments, leaving behind a trail of devastation submerging hundreds of villages. Lakhs of people were waiting for rescue and relief in the flooded zones.

Envisaging a permanent solution of the flood problem, Assam Government has prepared an Action Plan of Rs 86,000 crore. The Plan is proposed to be completed within the next 18-20 years.

NEW DELHI: The Department of Social Work at Delhi University which has been actively involved in relief operations in some of the flood-ravaged districts of Bihar has now come up with a long-term volunteer-based intervention.

The Department has launched its long-term relief and rehabilitation project,

A Planning Commission panel set up by PM Manmohan Singh has said Rs 25,000-30,000 crore would be needed to rehabilitate those affected by the Kosi floods and urged the government to seek the assistance of multilateral funding agencies. The plan panel