Schools Closed in Malkangiri, Koraput, Ganjam for Heavy Rains

Bhubaneswar: District administrations of Malkangiri, Koraput and Ganjam have declared the schools and Anganwadi centers to remain closed because of the continuing heavy rainfall.

All government and private schools and AWCs in these districts shall remain closed as per a notification issued.

Red Warning:

As per the weather forecast, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at few places and extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places in Ganjam, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khordha, Bolangir, Boudh Koraput, Nabarangapur and Puri districts.

Orange Warning :

Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places may occur in Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Sonepur, Bargarh, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Gajapati and Sambalpur.

Yellow Warning:

Heavy Rainfall in isolated pockets may occur in Bhadrak, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Deogarh, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh.

Deployment of ODRAF:

Malkangiri – 6 Teams

Koraput/ Jeypore – 2 Teams

Rayagada – 2 Teams

Ganjam – 2 teams

Kandhamal – 2 teams

Boudh – 2 Teams

Bolangir – 2 teams

As many as 12 teams are kept in readiness for 5 coastal and adjoining districts (Ganjam, Khordha,

Puri, Nayagarh and Boudh)

Deployment of Fire Services:

Five Teams one in each block of Malkangiri are deployed

Team from Nabarangapur and 1 Team from Jeypore have been moved to Malkangir

Teams of Bolangir, Koraput and other nearby districts are kept in readiness

Deployment of NDRF:

6 Teams of NDRF have been moved to Ganjam, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh

2 teams are kept standby