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SITUATION AT THE GROUND
Death toll due to floods in Odisha climbed to 45 and number of people affected by the deluge to over 32.9 lakh on Sunday as the situation improved gradually with receding water level in many areas. Water level in almost all rivers including Mahanadi dropped considerably amid signs of improvement in the flood situation in different areas, as reported by the Deputy Relief Commissioner. However, more than 4.8 lakh people in over 460 villages were still left marooned in the delta region of Mahanadi river system, while many areas were still submerged by flood water of Baitarani river. Different parts of the state, mainly northern region, were lashed by rain under the influence of a low perssure but the intensity was low and the weather is unlikely to aggravate the flood scenario.
Across the state, more than 5,300 villages have been affected with 460 of them marooned by heavy flood waters. The downpour has affected 3, 22,163 hectares of agricultural land as well.