Floods in Odisha

The River Subarnarekha at Rajghat in Baleshwar district, Odisha was reported in a severe flood situation, flowing at 10.95 m with a falling trend at 10:00 pm. That level was 0.59 m above the danger level and 1.74 m below the previous high flood level recorded in 2008.

River Baitarni at Akhuapada in Bhadrak district, Odisha was reported at 19.5 m at 4:00 pm, 1.17 m above its Danger Level and 2.45 m below its previous HFL. The source classified the situation as 'Severe' and listed urgency as 'Expected'.

Issuer: Odisha-SDMA. The source warns that flash floods are very likely at a few places across eight districts of Odisha (Gajapati, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Rayagada) within the next 6 hours. Excerpt notes Severity: Severe and Urgency: Expected and advises following SDMA guidelines.

Source (Odisha-SDMA) warns that flash floods are very likely at many places across five districts of Odisha (Gajapati, Ganjam, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada) within the next 24 hours. Excerpt notes Severity: Extreme and Urgency: Immediate, and advises to follow SDMA guidelines.

River Mahanadi at Naraj in Cuttack district of Odisha was reported flowing above normal flood situation at 10:00 pm with a level of 25.48 m and rising. That level is 0.07 m above the Warning Level (25.41 m) and 0.93 m below the Danger Level (26.41 m).

At 1:00 pm the River Vamsadhara at Kashinagar (Gajapati, Odisha) was flowing at 54.3 m and rising, 0.20 m above its Warning Level of 54.1 m and 0.30 m below its Danger Level of 54.6 m. The source reports the situation severity as Moderate and urgency as Future.

CWC reports the River Burhabalang at NH_5 Road Bridge in Baleshwar district, Odisha was flowing at 8.72 m at 10:00 am with a rising trend, 0.59 m above its Danger Level and 0.78 m below its previous HFL of 9.5 m. The issuer labeled the situation as severe and listed urgency as "Expected."

Issuer Odisha-SDMA reports River Jalaka at Mathani Road Bridge (Jalaka, Balasore, Odisha) was flowing at 6.82 m at 9:00 pm with a falling trend. That level is 0.32 m above the Danger Level (6.5 m) and 0.49 m below the previous HFL of 7.31 m (22/09/2021); urgency is listed as Expected.

The Central Water Commission reports Subarnarekha at Rajghat in Baleshwar district was flowing at 9.49 m and rising at 6:00 pm, 0.04 m above its Warning Level and 0.87 m below its Danger Level. The issuer labels the situation as moderate and the urgency as Future.

At 6:00 pm the River Rishikulya at Purushottampur (Ganjam, Odisha) was measured at 16.28 m with a falling trend, 0.45 m above its Warning Level and 0.55 m below its Danger Level. The source characterizes the situation as Moderate and lists urgency as Future.

At 7:00 am the River Baitarni at Anandpur in Kendujhar district, Odisha was flowing at 37.47 m with a rising trend, 0.03 m above its Warning Level of 37.44 m and 0.89 m below its Danger Level of 38.36 m. The source labels the area as Baitarni, Anandpur, Kendujhar, Odisha and rates severity as Moderate with urgency 'Future'.

Issuer CWC reports the River Vamsadhara at Kashinagar (Gajapati, Odisha) was flowing at 54.12 m at 12:00 am with a rising trend, 0.02 m above its Warning Level and 0.48 m below its Danger Level. The source labels severity as Moderate and urgency as Future.

Issuer: CWC reports River Baitarni at Akhuapada in Bhadrak district, Odisha is flowing in an above normal flood situation at 4:00 pm with level 17.87 m (0.04 m above Warning Level 17.83 m and 0.46 m below Danger Level 18.33 m). Area: Baitarni, Akhuapada, Bhadrak, Odisha. Severity: Moderate. Urgency: Future.

CWC reports the River Burhabalang at NH_5 Road Bridge in Baleshwar district, Odisha, flowing at 7.26 m at 6:00 am (rising). This is 0.05 m above the Warning Level (7.21 m) and 0.87 m below the Danger Level (8.13 m). Area named: Burhabalang, NH_5 Road Bridge, Baleshwar, Odisha. Severity: Moderate. Urgency: Future. (Source published 2026-09-24T00:40:50Z.)

Issuer: CWC. At 9:00 pm the River Jalaka at Mathani Road Bridge (Jalaka, Mathani Road Bridge, Balasore, Odisha) was flowing at 6 m with a rising trend, 0.00 m above its Warning Level (6 m) and 0.50 m below its Danger Level (6.5 m). Severity: Moderate. Urgency: Future. (Published 2026-09-23T15:52:32Z.)