Summary
The state government deployed more than 300 teams from the National Disaster Response Force, the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, and the Fire Services Department for rescue operations.
Approximately 59,000 people, including 3,001 pregnant women, were evacuated to safer locations, with airlifts conducted by Indian Coast Guard helicopters.
Rail services were disrupted and a section of a national highway was washed away, halting transport.
Schools and Anganwadi (child‑care) centres in the hardest‑hit districts remain closed until the end of October.