Heavy Rain Washes Away Road in Keonjhar, Odisha
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Heavy rain has fallen for many days in Keonjhar, a district in Odisha, India. The rain washed away a road. Now, more than five panchayats cannot connect to other areas. People in these villages cannot easily leave or get help.
A top official named Padhee has given new orders. He told city leaders to stay alert. This means they must watch the weather and be ready to help people fast.
The Chief Minister of Odisha is a man named Majhi. He will visit two other places, Bhadrak and Jajpur. These places also have bad floods. He wants to see the damage and help people there.
Vocabulary15 words
- panchayats
- small village groups that manage local areas in India
- stay alert
- watch carefully and be ready
- Chief Minister
- the top leader of a state
- incessant
- not stopping; continuing all the time
- washed away
- destroyed and carried off by water
- cut off
- unable to connect to other places
- flood
- too much water covering land
- district
- a part of a state or country
- official
- a person with a job in government
- damage
- harm done to something
- authorities
- people who have power to control things
- urban
- related to a city or town
- directs
- gives orders to someone
- visit
- go to see a place
- state
- a large area with its own government, part of a country
Quiz
Answer key
1. It was washed away by rain 2. More than five 3. Bhadrak and Jajpur
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Heavy rain has fallen for many days in Keonjhar, a district in _____. The rain washed away a _____. Now, more than five _____ cannot connect to other areas. People in these villages cannot easily leave or get help.
A top official named Padhee has given new orders. He told city leaders to _____. This means they must watch the weather and be ready to help people fast.
The _____ of Odisha is a man named Majhi. He will visit two other places, Bhadrak and _____. These places also have bad floods. He wants to see the damage and help people there.