Bhubaneswar, 01 November (H.S.): Principal Secretary of the Water Resources Department, Shubha Sarma, continued her field-level assessment of drainage systems and flood management infrastructure in Ganjam district on Sunday, the second day of her visit to the cyclone-affected district.

During the inspection, Sarma visited Bahana Nalla near the Gopalpur National Highway Bridge, the outfall of Bahana Nalla at Markandi and the outfall of Bahada Nalla at Haripur. The visits were aimed at assessing the condition of drainage channels and their outlets following the impact of Cyclone Arnab.

The inspections were conducted in the presence of the Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, the Chief Engineer, Drainage, and officials and field staff of the Berhampur Drainage Division.

Additional officers deployed in coordination with the Chief Engineer of the Rushikulya-Vansadhara Basin (RVBN) and Minor Irrigation (MI) were also part of the field assessment.

The visit focused on reviewing the post-cyclone condition of the drainage network and flood management infrastructure in the district.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Monalisa Panda