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Odisha monsoon flood response – continued
In The monsoon floods that began in late July 2026, heavy monsoon rains caused the Mahanadi River to swell, flooding large parts 2026 have persisted, with authorities expanding and adapting relief efforts. After initial evacuations of Odisha. Initial government action focused on assessing damage: district collectors were ordered to submit detailed reports within three days to enable compensation for roughly 176,000 residents and the 590,000‑to‑790,000 people affected, while establishment of 476 relief camps and polythene sheets were distributed. The centres, the state also began releasing has now opened additional water from sluice gates at the Hirakud Dam to lower downstream levels. Within hours, officials escalated evacuation efforts, moving roughly 176,000 residents manage a projected peak discharge of up to shelters and establishing 476 relief centres. By the afternoon, nine lakh cusecs at the flood’s impact had reached Mundali barrage. High‑alert advisories remain in place for Khordha, Puri, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur, and a total of about 600,000 people, with reports of over 1.7 million residents displaced people have been affected across multiple districts. High‑alert advisories were issued, the state. Relief operations have grown to 647 centres delivering cooked meals, dry rations and disaster response teams were deployed medical aid, while the National Disaster Response Force and state agencies have rescued more than 1,800 individuals. Schools and anganwadi centres in several districts have been closed, and a district‑wide holiday was declared for over 100 schools and 190 anganwadi centres. The Odisha Department of Rural Development has ordered urgent repairs to embankments, road cut‑offs, flood‑damaged roads, bridges and culverts. In Jagatsinghpur, 24 villages are inundated villages. The combined actions illustrate a coordinated but expanding response and thousands of hectares of crops are submerged, leaving many residents marooned as officials continue to a rapidly worsening flood monitor the situation in Odisha. and urge caution.