Flood havoc in Jajpur
By Akshya Rout
Jajpur, Aug16: Flood due to six day long rain has wrought havoc in Jajpur district and triggered large scale devastation on Dasarathpur and Jajpur blocks. Thousands of people have been affected by the flood while people in flood-affected blocks are living a life of misery. Though relief goods have reached them, the loss of property and damage to the agriculture fields has compounded their plight.
The flood has brought to the fore the tales of social service by some persons who helped many flood- hit people. The river Kani breached at Bamacharipatana under Dasarathpur block in Jajpur district on Tuesday as a result large numbers of people have been marooned.
The incessant rain has also completely paralysed life in low land areas of the district. Many flood affected people are facing shortage of drinking water. Everything is critical. The children are starving. They are desperate.
Dasarathpur faced the worst flood since 1955 .Floods that have devastated Dasarathpur have washed away much of its food supply. Collector of Jajpur Chakravarti ingh Rathor Minister Pramilla Mallick, minister Pritiranjan Ghadei , MLA Ashok Kumar Bal, MLA Sunanda Das and others visited flood hit areas.
