Bhubaneswar, May 19 -- Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has prepared a ground-level action plan for smooth management of flood and waterlogging in urban pockets of the State during the upcoming season of Monsoon.

As several urban regions of the State witness acute waterlogging issues during the rainy season and also experiences a number of disasters like flood and cyclone, the government has laid out an exhaustive set of measures to take up combative measures in an urgent manner.

The State Housing and Urban Development Department has mentioned below the list of measures required to be taken up by district collectors, municipal commissioners and executive officers of municipalities/NACs:-

1. Drainage Clearance: Like previous years, UL...