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The Subarnarekha fell below its danger mark at Rajghat in Odisha's Balasore district on 4 September 2026, a day after peaking at Jaleswar.
The river was flowing at 9.75 metres against a danger mark of 10.36 metres.
About 40 gram panchayats in Balasore were affected, including 22 in Bhograi block and 15 in Baliapal.
Four ODRAF teams, four NDRF teams, 12 fire service teams and three medical teams were deployed.
The Subarnarekha is a 395 km east-flowing river shared by Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.
The Subarnarekha rises on the Chhotanagpur plateau near Ranchi, drops over Hundru Falls as it leaves the plateau, passes Jamshedpur, is regulated by the Chandil Dam and Galudih Barrage, then crosses into Odisha's Balasore district - where Jaleswar, Bhograi and Baliapal sit on its lower floodplain - before reaching the Bay of Bengal near Kirtania.
Specialised central force for disaster response, raised under the Disaster Management Act, 2005
Odisha's own specialised disaster response force, deployed alongside the NDRF and the state fire service
GS Paper 1 > Indian Geography - drainage systems; GS Paper 3 > Disaster Management
General Awareness > Indian Geography - rivers and dams
The gauge level at a river station above which flooding of adjoining areas is expected; at Rajghat on the Subarnarekha it is 10.36 metres.
Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force, the state's specialised disaster response force, deployed with the NDRF during floods and cyclones.
The mineral-rich plateau of Jharkhand from which the Subarnarekha, Damodar and several other east-flowing rivers descend.