Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP) and 6th Battalion NDRF evacuated people from flood affected area in parts of Odisha on August 30.
One person was killed and 1.5 lakh people affected in Odisha's Bhadrak district due to flood.
Several areas in Bhadrak district face flooding, as the water-level of Baitarani river rises due to heavy rainfall.
Odisha's several areas have grappled with flood-like situation.
Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) team has been deployed in Dhamanagar town of Bhadrak district for rescue and evacuation operation in the flood-affected areas.
Members of transgender community from Bhadrak district of Odisha said the toll of COVID-19 have made them vulnerable, and urged the government to extend support for their livelihood.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Odisha surged to 245 after as many as 26 people, who had recently returned from Surat, tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Friday, a health department official said.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Odisha rose to 118 on Tuesday after seven new cases were reported in the state, an official said.
The Odisha government on Thursday announced a 60-hour complete shut down in Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts from 10 pm today till April 26, in view of rise in COVID-19 cases.
Coronavirus in Odisha: All the three positive cases reported from Basudevpur block of the Bhadrak district - which included men aged 35, 40 and 55, said the Information and Public Relations Department in a tweet.
Odisha government has decided to impose complete lockdown in Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak for 48 hours from 8 pm on Friday, to prevent community transmission of COVID-19.
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