Insufficient rainfall has cast a long shadow of drought on the various districts of the state with CPI-M backed farmers

The state Legislature scheduled to begin from July 31 may witness heated arguments between the treasury and opposition benches over the drought situation in the state. As per indications available with the Revenue Department and corridors of power, preparations are in full swing to declare majority part of the state as drought-affected.

JAJPUR: As many as 60,000 people of 79 villages under 31 gram panchayats of Bari and Barachana blocks in Jajpur district have been affected by the floods in Brahmani, Kharasrota, Birupa and Genguti rivers. At many places in Bari block, road communication has been snapped with flood waters of Brahmani overflowing.

SAMBALPUR: With the water inflow to Hirakud Dam Reservoir (HDR) rising, 33 sluice gates have been opened in phases from last night. The water level in the dam stands at 621.73 feet today.

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BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Government today sought to allay fears of a flood in the downstream of Mahanadi river system since opening of 33 sluice gates of Hirakud reservoir has led to apprehensions of inundation in coastal parts of the State.

The Indian Meteorological Department has warned that heavy to very heavy rainfall will be witnessed in southwest Madhya Pradesh, north-central Maharashtra, north Konkan and south Rajasthan in the next 24 hours. At some places, the rainfall can be extremely heavy crossing the 25-cm mark.

Mumbai: Rain gods could do with some rest in the last ten days of July. The city has already received more rainfall than the last nine years' average in the first 20 days of the month itself.

Mumbai: As rains lashed the city, the metropolis is all set to face the highest tide of the season which will hit its shores today.
The meteorological department had allayed fears of large scale flooding due to rains and said that it was unlikely very heavy rains would be experienced during the high tide period.