Odisha warns of fresh flooding in Balasore as Subarnarekha rises
Heavy rain in neighbouring Jharkhand has swollen Subarnarekha River in Odisha’s Balasore dist
On September 2, 2026, the Odisha government issued a warning of further flooding in Balasore district due to the swollen Subarnarekha River, which was fed by heavy rains in neighboring Jharkhand. The river overflowed through 13 gates at Gauludih barrage, with floodwaters surging above the danger level of 10.36 meters in Rajghat, Jaleswar.
The Water Resource Department forecasted the water level to exceed 11.80 meters by the evening of the same day. Villages in the Bhogarai block of Balasore, 60 in Baliapala, and 12 in Jaleswar block had already been inundated by floodwaters. Suryawanshi Mayur Vikas, Balasore district collector, stated that this marked the third flooding incident in Balasore.
Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari announced that 25 panchayats were severely impacted, and cooked meals were being distributed to those stranded by the rising waters. Pujari expressed hope that the situation would stabilize within a day or two. In parallel, hundreds of villages in Jajpur and Bhadrak districts were still grappling with floods for over a month, largely due to the continuous Baitarani River system floods.
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