Overview
- Officials reviewed rising water in the Baitarani River and said levels at Anandapur and Akhuapada have risen slightly but remain below the danger mark.
- The Revenue and Disaster Management Department is maintaining constant river monitoring and reports water levels in major rivers are below danger thresholds.
- The state ordered immediate evacuation support, put Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force teams on standby, and ensured relief stocks and early warnings for vulnerable communities.
- District administrations were directed to survey reported crop damage and disburse compensation within 24 hours of assessment; Jajpur district reported two breaches in a Baitarani distributary embankment and local inundation.
- Health precautions were mandated with hospitals told to stock antivenom and prepare for post‑flood snakebite risks, and a full review with all 30 districts is scheduled after the Rath Yatra.