Mahanadi River

The death count in the Mahanadi river boat capsize in Odisha's Jharsuguda district rose to eight with the recovery of six more bodies on Saturday, an official said on Saturday.

At least two persons were killed and seven others were missing as a boat they were travelling in capsized in Mahanadi River in Odisha's Jharsuguda district on Friday, police said.

It was a close shave for 30 people as their bus hit the guard wall of a bridge over the Mahanadi River in Odisha's Cuttack district on Tuesday, and remained hanging for quite some time before they were rescued, police said.

Seventy people were rescued after their boat was washed away near the mouth of the sea due to the strong current in the Mahanadi river in Kendrapara district on Saturday.

The Mahanadi, which has caused misery for many across several districts of Odisha due to floods in the wake of incessant rainfall, has turned into a tourist attraction for some who are making a beeline to see the mighty river in spate.

The flood situation in Odisha's Mahanadi river system remained grim as it continues to swell, with around 1.5 lakh people in 237 villages being marooned, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Odisha is bracing for a possible flood-like situation in several districts, with the water level of the Mahanadi river swiftly rising following heavy rain in the catchment areas over the last few days, officials said.

Pummeled by heavy rain over the past week, Odisha, is bracing for a "medium flood" in the Mahanadi river basin with the formation of another depression over the Bay of Bengal, the Met office said on Sunday.

Odisha's popular television journalist Arindam Das Friday died when an ODRAF power boat engaged in the rescue of an elephant in Mahanadi river capsized at Mundali barrage near Cuttack, police said.

A tusker trying to cross the Mahanadi river was swept by the strong current of floodwater and got stuck near the Mundali barrage near Cuttack city on Friday, Forest officials said.

In Odisha, natural nesting of the endangered gharials, belonging to the family of crocodiles, has been seen near the Mahanadi river after 43 years, conservationists said. Know all about the endangered gharials.

The wife of an Odia film actor was on Sunday rescued by police and locals from the Mahanadi after she fell into the river accidentally while throwing some left over puja items in the water body, the police said.

Fear of flood looms large in the Mahanadi river system in Odisha following heavy rainfall in its upper catchment areas in Chhatisgarh and a rise in the water level of Hirakud Dam, a senior official said.

Odisha temple: The main deity of the 500-year-old temple is of Lord Gopinath, a form of Vishnu, say researchers. It was submerged in the Mahanadi River during floods over a hundred years ago.

Two children drowned in Mahanadi river while on a school picnic on Saturday in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, the police said. Around 170 students and several teachers of Bharat Mata School, located in capital Raipur, had gone for a picnic to Sirpur village, a place of archaeological importance, an official said.

The death count in the Mahanadi river boat capsize in Odisha's Jharsuguda district rose to eight with the recovery of six more bodies on Saturday, an official said on Saturday.

At least two persons were killed and seven others were missing as a boat they were travelling in capsized in Mahanadi River in Odisha's Jharsuguda district on Friday, police said.

It was a close shave for 30 people as their bus hit the guard wall of a bridge over the Mahanadi River in Odisha's Cuttack district on Tuesday, and remained hanging for quite some time before they were rescued, police said.

Seventy people were rescued after their boat was washed away near the mouth of the sea due to the strong current in the Mahanadi river in Kendrapara district on Saturday.

The Mahanadi, which has caused misery for many across several districts of Odisha due to floods in the wake of incessant rainfall, has turned into a tourist attraction for some who are making a beeline to see the mighty river in spate.

The flood situation in Odisha's Mahanadi river system remained grim as it continues to swell, with around 1.5 lakh people in 237 villages being marooned, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Odisha is bracing for a possible flood-like situation in several districts, with the water level of the Mahanadi river swiftly rising following heavy rain in the catchment areas over the last few days, officials said.

Pummeled by heavy rain over the past week, Odisha, is bracing for a "medium flood" in the Mahanadi river basin with the formation of another depression over the Bay of Bengal, the Met office said on Sunday.

Odisha's popular television journalist Arindam Das Friday died when an ODRAF power boat engaged in the rescue of an elephant in Mahanadi river capsized at Mundali barrage near Cuttack, police said.

A tusker trying to cross the Mahanadi river was swept by the strong current of floodwater and got stuck near the Mundali barrage near Cuttack city on Friday, Forest officials said.

In Odisha, natural nesting of the endangered gharials, belonging to the family of crocodiles, has been seen near the Mahanadi river after 43 years, conservationists said. Know all about the endangered gharials.

The wife of an Odia film actor was on Sunday rescued by police and locals from the Mahanadi after she fell into the river accidentally while throwing some left over puja items in the water body, the police said.

Fear of flood looms large in the Mahanadi river system in Odisha following heavy rainfall in its upper catchment areas in Chhatisgarh and a rise in the water level of Hirakud Dam, a senior official said.

Odisha temple: The main deity of the 500-year-old temple is of Lord Gopinath, a form of Vishnu, say researchers. It was submerged in the Mahanadi River during floods over a hundred years ago.

Two children drowned in Mahanadi river while on a school picnic on Saturday in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, the police said. Around 170 students and several teachers of Bharat Mata School, located in capital Raipur, had gone for a picnic to Sirpur village, a place of archaeological importance, an official said.