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Indravati River Water Level Rises, Submerging Paddy Crops and Panicking Farmers
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News18•07-10-2026, 20:28
Indravati River Water Level Rises, Submerging Paddy Crops and Panicking Farmers
- •Paddy crops were submerged in fields as the water level of the Indravati river rose following the opening of dam gates in Kalahandi, Odisha.
- •Farmers who took loans from banks and LAMPS are panicked and worried about crop damage and loan repayment if water logging continues.
- •Affected farmers like Chait Singh Kashyap, Jayram, and Sunil Kumar Nag reported heavy losses with acres of their cultivated land underwater.
- •Continuous rain and waterlogging also cut off the connection of many villages with the district headquarters, causing commuting troubles.
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The water level of the Indravati River rose because the gates of a dam built in Kalahandi, Odisha, were opened.
River water entered the fields and submerged paddy crops for two to three days, raising serious fears of total crop ruin and leaving farmers worried about repaying loans taken from banks and LAMPS.
Continuous rain and waterlogging affected many transport routes, cutting off the connection of numerous villages with the district headquarters and causing major commuting trouble for villagers.
