Don't enter Subarnarekha and Kharkai rivers: East S'Bhum DC

Jamshedpur: Deputy commissioner (DC) of the East Singhbhum district, Ananya Mittal, on Monday urged people not to enter Subarnarekha and Kharkai rivers, as the water levels of the rivers were rising. He also asked the disaster management officials to remain on alert.

Earlier in the day, health minister Banna Gupta directed the DC to ensure that all steps have been taken to ensure the safety of people living near the two rivers.

Heavy rain over the past three days forced the authorities of the Chandil dam to open two radial gates to release excess rainwater on Monday, caused the rivers to overflow. A kutcha house collapsed at Chapri village located under the Juduguda police station limits, while two kutcha houses caved in at Bada Khurshi village in Galudih and Badamara village in Chakulia due to the continuous rains. No casualty was reported in either of the incidents.

Several low-lying areas have been inundated since Sunday evening. The paediatric ward of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital was under water. The slums located at Bagbera and the Jugsalai roads are water-logged.

In Kadma, roads at Shastrinagar, Nirmalnagar, and lowlands at Sonari, Bagunhatu, Babudih (Sidhgora), Birsanagar, Pursudih, Waris Colony, Purulia in Azadnagar, Transport Nagar (Mango), Howrah bridge (Sakchi), Kalyannagar Bhuyadih, and other places are affected.

Convenor of the Bagbera Vikas Samiti, Subodh Jha, said, “Water entered over 60 houses located at Bagbera. The number of affected families will increase if it continues to rain over the next few hours.”

The city recorded 130.4mm rainfall between 8am on Sunday and 5pm on Monday. The state meteorological centre has forecast moderate rainfall on Tuesday, which is expected to subside steadily, with weather conditions returning to normal by September 18, centre director Abhishek Anand said.

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