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Odisha flood water recedes in six districts
ThePrint··21 Aug
On 21 August 2026, officials said the flood in six Odisha districts eased as major rivers, including the Subarnarekha in Balasore, stayed below the danger mark after no significant rain for 48 hours. At Rajghat the river was recorded at 9.75 metres against a danger level of 10.36 metres, after peaking at 11.82 metres on 20 August.
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What It Means For You
- If family members live in Balasore's Baliapal, Bhograi or Jaleswar, those were the blocks named as worst hit when the Subarnarekha was high.
- Anyone in Bhadrak or Jajpur should note that schools were closed on Friday because of waterlogging, even as most rivers eased.
- If you are waiting to return after evacuation, officials said about five lakh people had been moved and some 100 Balasore villages were still marooned.
What's Happening
- Friday's easing followed 48 hours without significant rain, not a completed draining of all floodwater from homes and fields.
- The Special Relief Commissioner had said a day earlier that full recession could take about three more days.
- Baitarani was the exception on Friday, described as rising and a threat to parts of Kendrapara and Jajpur.
Why Balasore Is Still The Flood Watch
- The six districts named were Balasore, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar.
- SRC Rajesh Prabhakar Patil had linked the Subarnarekha's earlier rise to water released in Jharkhand.
- The Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar said Nayagarh recorded the state's highest 24-hour rain at 35 mm, while the state average was 2.1 mm against a 10.4 mm normal for the date.
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