The spectre of flood looms large with the Damodar Valley Corporation(DVC) set to release more 50,000 cusec of water following incessant heavy rainfall for the last three days. Midnapore(west) ADM, Development, R K Maity said DVC had already released 32,000 cusec of water since last night. He said the most-affected areas of Ghatal, Daspur, Khirpai and Keshpur following the heavy downpour for the last three days had rendered 7000 people homeless and resulted in the death of three people.
Embankments in different areas of Ghatal, Daspur and Keshpur had breached submerging at least 150 villages in the districts, said Mr Maity.
He said while the traffic movement between Chandrakona and Daspur has been completely disrupted, the collapse of the Kalmijole wooden bridge affected the communication in Ghatal. Attempts to deliver dry food to the sumerged areas could not take place as vehicular traffic had been severely affected, he added.
''If situation worsens, we would request Kalaikunda Airport authority to air-drop the food and other relief materials,'' the AGM said.
Meanwhile, at least 15,000 people have been rendered homeless following incessant heavy downpour during the past 48 hours in Purulia district. ''Altogether 5,000 mud houses were destroyed rendering some fifteen thousand people homeless,'' District Magistrate Abanindra Singh said.
More than 3,000 tarpaulins had already been distributed among the affected, he said, adding the SDOs had also been instructed to distribute dry food and water if the situation so demands.
Meanwhile the Met official in Kolkata forecasts heavy rain in the next 24 hours
UNI
Embankments in different areas of Ghatal, Daspur and Keshpur had breached submerging at least 150 villages in the districts, said Mr Maity.
He said while the traffic movement between Chandrakona and Daspur has been completely disrupted, the collapse of the Kalmijole wooden bridge affected the communication in Ghatal. Attempts to deliver dry food to the sumerged areas could not take place as vehicular traffic had been severely affected, he added.
''If situation worsens, we would request Kalaikunda Airport authority to air-drop the food and other relief materials,'' the AGM said.
Meanwhile, at least 15,000 people have been rendered homeless following incessant heavy downpour during the past 48 hours in Purulia district. ''Altogether 5,000 mud houses were destroyed rendering some fifteen thousand people homeless,'' District Magistrate Abanindra Singh said.
More than 3,000 tarpaulins had already been distributed among the affected, he said, adding the SDOs had also been instructed to distribute dry food and water if the situation so demands.
Meanwhile the Met official in Kolkata forecasts heavy rain in the next 24 hours
UNI
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