Three lakh flood-affected villagers marooned in Jajpur
Jajpur:
At least 3 lakh flood-affected villagers of Bari, Dasarathapur, Badachana ,
Korei, Dharmasala and Binjharpur blocks of Jajpur district remain desperate for
aid as floods refuse to go away.
They faced Phailin on Saturday and faced flood on Monday due to incessant rain.
Large numbers of villagers are now spending nights on the river embankments as
their houses are now under water.
The district administration has started relief works on Tuesday.
We started free kitchens in all the affected villages. Motorized boats and
country boats have been deployed to save the marooned villagers, said Anil
Kumar Samal the district collector of Jajpur.
Manzoor Ali a noted social worker of Jajpur on Tuesday provided
relief materials to the flood- affected villagers under Dasarathour block. Korei
MLA Pritiranjan Ghadei along with five persons were rescued by the ODRAF team
when their boat capsized in the river.
The crisis is most severe in Bari
and Binjharpur blocks . In Rathasahi village under Madhusudanpur Gram
Pachayat in Bari
block, 80 year old Janakiballava Rath refused to leave the village as no body helped
his paralyzed wife Rangalata to move out from the marooned area.
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