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Flood concerns deepened across northern Odisha on Sunday as the Subarnarekha and Jalaka rivers rose above warning levels, prompting evacuations in low-lying villages of Balasore.
With upstream rainfall and heavy discharge from Jharkhand's Galudhii Barrage contributing to the surge, the state government has placed several coastal districts on high alert for the next 24 hours.
According to reports, at Rajghat in Balasore, the Subarnarekha River was flowing at 9.55 metres at 7 am today, above the warning level of 9.45 metres and fast approaching the danger mark of 10.36 metres.
Authorities forecast the water level to rise sharply...