Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi conducted an aerial survey on Sunday and directed officials to expedite relief across 13 flood-affected districts in Odisha.
Over one lakh people have been relocated to more than 500 relief camps, with Balasore alone accounting for 67,266 displaced residents following heavy rainfall.
Authorities opened 28 gates of the Hirakud Dam, discharging excess water expected to reach Mundali near Cuttack and potentially inundating five delta districts.