Odisha on high alert as Low-Pressure System brews over Bay of Bengal

Bhubaneswar, Nov 15 (UNI) With a developing low-pressure system over the southeast Bay of Bengal raising the possibility of rainfall and increased river flows, the Odisha Government has stepped up its flood preparedness, placing the Water Resources Department on high alert to deal with any eventuality. The department has intensified surveillance of reservoir water levels, reviewed existing flood management strategies and finalised a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for reservoir operations to ensure a coordinated and timely response to the evolving weather situation. The preparedness measures were reviewed at a high-level virtual meeting chaired by Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources, Dillip Kumar Rout.…