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Heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas has triggered fresh flooding in Bhadrak district, especially in the Basudevpur block, where the Kansabansa river has reportedly breached its banks.
Ground visuals showed that vast stretches of farmland are now submerged under three to four feet of water, leaving thousands of hectares of paddy fields inundated. In return, farmers across Surdashanpur and Barantua panchayats reported that their standing crops have been completely submerged, with little chance of recovery.
Locals said water has been standing in the fields for days, threatening to destroy the season's yield.
"We are watch...