Overview

• At 10 am Sunday, Baitarani at Akhuapada stood at 18.61 metres versus a danger mark of 18.33 metres following overnight rainfall in its catchment.
• Subarnarekha at Rajghat measured 10.85 metres against a 10.36-metre danger level, with officials cautioning it could climb to about 11.4 metres.
• Galudih barrage has 13 gates open, sending roughly 5,400 cubic metres per second into the Subarnarekha after heavy rain in upstream Jharkhand.
• Flood alerts cover Bhograi, Baliapal, Jaleswar and Basta blocks, and water resources teams are conducting round-the-clock embankment monitoring.
• The IMD forecasts intensified rain on August 25–27, while other major rivers, including the Mahanadi, remained below danger levels at the latest reading.