Odisha Plans Air Evacuations in Ganjam District as Cyclone Arnab Maroons 300 Villages
More than 200 villages were inundated and 2,000 people were marooned as rescue teams prepared airlifts and relief operations expanded.
- On Thursday, October 29, 2026, Cyclone Arnab triggered severe flooding across Odisha's Ganjam and Gajapati districts, forcing the state government to prepare emergency airlifts for around 2,000 marooned residents.
- Heavy rainfall over 24 hours submerged roads and inundated more than 200 villages in 22 blocks, with rain gauge stations at Patrapur and Sorada recording 546 mm and 503 mm respectively.
- State authorities deployed 15 additional Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force units to intensify rescue operations, while The East Coast Railway diverted 14 trains due to submerged tracks between Ichchapuram and Jhadupudi.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to assure support, as State Chief Secretary Anu Garg coordinated with the Ministry of Home Affairs to arrange rescue helicopters.
- Following immediate rescue efforts, the government plans to assess crop damage once floodwaters recede and will provide compensation to farmers who lost standing paddy crops nearing harvest.
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Hindustan TimesOdisha plans air evacuations in Ganjam district as Cyclone Arnab maroons 300 villages
Bhubaneswar, Oct 29 (PTI) The Odisha government was coordinating with the Union Home Ministry to airlift people from Ganjam district, where around 300 villages have been marooned by heavy rain and flash floods triggered by Cyclone Arnab, a top state official said on Thursday. Chief Secretary Anu Garg said teams of the National Disaster Response […]
Odisha plans air evacuations in Ganjam district as Cyclone Arnab maroons 300 villages - The Tribune
The Odisha government was coordinating with the Union Home Ministry to airlift people from Ganjam district, where around 300 villages have been marooned by heavy rain and flash floods triggered by Cyclone Arnab, a top official of the state said on Thursday.
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