After Phailin,10 Orissa districts brace for floods as Cyclone Lehar closes in

There is no possibility of cyclone Lehar affecting the state,but it may trigger heavy rains.

Written by: Express News Service

1 min readBhubaneswarNov 27, 2013 12:03 AM IST First published on: Nov 27, 2013 at 12:03 AM IST

With a very severe cyclonic storm,Lehar,moving towards the Andhra Pradesh coast,the Orissa government Tuesday sent the Disaster Rapid Action Force to its 10 districts where flash floods are expected because of the cyclone.

There is no possibility of cyclone Lehar affecting the state,but it may trigger heavy rain in southern districts, Development Commissioner Injeti Srinivas said,adding the state government was particularly worried about Ganjam district,which is yet to recover from cyclone Phailin that struck on October 12. Officials said the power restoration work is likely to be affected as newly-installed poles may cave in due to heavy rain. Districts that could experience heavy rainfall include Ganjam,Gajapati,Koraput,Malkangiri,Rayagada,Nabarangpur,Balangir,Sonepur,Puri and Khurda.