Bhubaneswar, Nov. 2 -- The Opposition BJD on Monday launched an attack on the BJP government over the devastation caused by Cyclone Arnab and subsequent floods in Ganjam and Gajapati, alleging lapses in disaster preparedness and demanding an apology from the Chief Minister.
In posts on X, BJD leader and former IAS officer Sujata Rout Karthikeyan questioned the management of reservoirs in the Rushikulya River basin, alleging that the failure to release water in advance and alert people in downstream areas aggravated the flooding.
She said advance warnings about the cyclone had been issued from October 23, while heavy rainfall was forecast in southern Odisha between October 27 and 29. Red alerts had also been issued for Ganjam and Gajapati....