Naveen reviews flood situation in state

Bhubaneswar: With 11 districts put on high alert for the possible high floods, particularly in the Mahanadi delta system, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday took stock of the situation at an emergency meeting at the State Secretariat here.

Expressing grave concern over the situation, Patnaik asked the district collectors of Cuttack, Jajpur, Kendrapada, Puri, Khurda, Angul, Sonepur, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur and Boudh to start relief operations in the vulnerable areas for seven days.