Odisha Flood Alert Sep 17 2011
Pranab Choudhury
Dear All,
Please find attached the 7th Flood Alert (Flood situation on 16th September in Odisha) of this year 2011.
While flood in the Mahanadi has subsided and focus is on completing relief and carrying out assessment of damage, another deluge in the Baitarani has increased worries in Jajpur.
However the politics around flood continuing unabated with blame game going on.
To combat this onslaught collectively and to expedite flood relief and information sharing efforts a group ‘Odisha Flood’ has been created in the Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/198504140215443/
Please share flood and relief information and needs and contribute on your own ways to alleviate the sufferings of flood affected.
We request to all recipients and their civil society contacts/friends to kindly mail (bait...@gmail.com) /phone (Bhupesh: 8763039252) us such events/developments related to Flood/relief in your areas for adding value and meaning to this Civil Society Initiative.
This initiative is an attempt to provide daily updates on Flood Situations and related events/news to water enthusiasts, professionals and citizens concerned about flood in Odisha. News and information collected from Odia news papers, English media (internet editions) and web site of Department of Water Resources, Govt of Odisha are put together at one place to provide an overview of flood in Odisha on a daily basis. There is also a section to present uncovered/latest flood developments/news from the field, which we seek to collect with support from all of you – our civil society partners. This Flood alert is being circulated among media, decision makers – legislatures, bureaucrats etc. with an aim to catalyze informed and expeditious decisions and actions.
Needless to say that all such news will be acknowledged with source
This Flood Alert is are also available at SCRIBD.
Best regards
Pranab, Bhupesh and Jinda
Project Coordinator
Odisha State Center
Forum for Policy Dialogue on Water Conflicts in India
Baitarani Initiative, Shristi
Ground Floor, C/O: Late Gokulananda Mohapatra
Plot No.:63, Unit – VIII, (In front of Unit – VIII Boy’s High School) Bhubaneswar – 751 003
Phone/Fax : +91 674 2560634
Cell : +91 9437021261
Alt Email ID : bait...@gmail.com