Sunil Patnaik

Brahmapur: Odisha's Ganjam has maintained zero human and animal casualty amid the impact of Cyclone Arnab, with the district administration mobilising emergency response teams, evacuating 6,170 people to 177 safe shelters and intensifying precautionary measures to protect vulnerable communities.

Brahmapur: Flooding in the Ghodahada River following heavy rainfall triggered by Cyclone Arnab in upstream Gajapati district has disrupted road communication and inundated villages in Ganjam district, leaving residents stranded and causing extensive damage to agricultural fields.

Brahmapur: Incessant rain triggered by Cyclone Arnab inundated Digapahandi town on Wednesday, leaving several localities waterlogged, disrupting traffic and flooding homes, banks, ATMs and shops. Nearly three feet of water flowed over the road near the bus stand, while residents of several neighbourhoods were left stranded amid the deluge.

Brahmapur: Floodwater gushing down the hills inundated Taptapani Ghat road on National Highway-326 on Wednesday, disrupting traffic on a vital route connecting Gajapati, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Jeypore, Koraput, Kalahandi and Malkangiri districts, besides neighbouring states Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.

Brahmapur: With torrential rain triggered by cyclone Arnab pushing the Ghodahada Dam in Odisha's Ganjam district close to its full capacity, authorities have opened five of its six spillway gates.

Brahmapur: Khallikote MLA and BJP leader Purna Chandra Sethi was allegedly heckled during a visit to flood-hit areas in Odisha's Ganjam district on Saturday.

Brahmapur: The flood situation in Ganjam district, battered by cyclone Arnab, is gradually improving, with the number of marooned villages dropping from 21 to three.

Brahmapur: The devastating floods triggered by cyclone Arnab reportedly claimed an alleged farmer suicide victim in Odisha's Ganjam district. A 65-year-old cultivator allegedly ended his life after losing his entire paddy and vegetable crops to floodwaters.

Brahmapur: An eight-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) on Wednesday Odisha's Ganjam district to assess the extensive damage caused by Cyclone Arnab and the subsequent heavy rainfall and floods.

Brahmapur: A nearly 200-year-old architectural treasure of the Ghumusar Bhanja dynasty at Podapada village in Odisha's Kandhamala district is facing an uncertain future, with its exquisite wooden carvings and heritage artefacts removed to make way for a modern brick-and-cement temple.