Bhubaneswar: Principal Secretary of the Water Resources Department Shubha Sarma continued her field-level assessment of cyclone-related damage to drainage systems and flood management infrastructure in Ganjam district on the second day of her visit.
During the inspection, she visited Bahana Nalla near the Gopalpur National Highway Bridge, the outfall of Bahana Nalla at Markandi and the mouth of Bahada Nalla at Haripur to assess the condition of the drainage channels and their outfall points following Cyclone Arnab.
The inspection focused on reviewing the prevailing drainage situation and assessing the impact of the cyclone on the flow and discharge systems in the affected locations.
The Principal Secretary was accompanied by the Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources, the Chief Engineer, Drainage, and officials and staff of the Drainage Division, Berhampur. Additional officers deployed in coordination with the Chief Engineer, Rushikulya-Vansadhara Basin (RVBN), and Minor Irrigation (MI) also took part in the field-level assessment.
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