Water level rises in rivers after 2 days of rainfall
Bhubaneswar: The low-pressure induced rain for last two days prompted rise in water level of the Jalaka river and three more rivers — Brahmani, Baitarani and Budhabalanga.
This panicked people already affected by flood. An official report said Jalaka was flowing a little above danger mark in Balasore district while rest three rivers at different points were flowing below danger mark. However, the government officials are keeping a close watch on the rivers’ water level. An official in water resources department cautioned that the Mahanadi river system, which witnessed flood last month, may again see a rise in water level. This is due to heavy rain forecast on its upstream under influence of Sunday’s system, which has now moved to land and was lying over Chhattisgarh .
The government officer said the Hirakud reservoir in the wake up heavy rainfall warning on its upstream, increased its outflow on Tuesday compared to inflow. Director of regional IMD centre H R Biswas said rainfall in the state would decrease after the system moved to land.