🌀 Cyclone Arnab in Balasore: ORANGE ALERT

Odisha · updated 31 Oct 2026, 8:15 AM IST

Arnab is over. It weakened into a low over Chhattisgarh on Oct 29. Andhra is now in recovery: power is back in 92% of affected villages (APEPDCL), the Howrah–Chennai line is running again, and families leaving relief camps get 25 kg rice. Rivers are still high in Ganjam and Balasore (Odisha).

Storm over. River floods in Ganjam and Balasore. River flood: Jalaka in severe flood at Mathani Road Bridge (CWC, Oct 31, 6 am). Stay off the banks.

☎️ Who to call in Balasore

🚨 Emergency 112 🚑 Ambulance 108

📍 Open the live desk for Balasore: map, wind, shelters near you

🚆 Trains cancelled or affected

12703	Howrah → Secunderabad (Falaknuma Exp) Oct 29	Cancelled
12704	Secunderabad → Howrah (Falaknuma Exp) Oct 27	Cancelled
12728	Hyderabad → Visakhapatnam (Godavari Exp) Oct 27	Cancelled
12727	Visakhapatnam → Hyderabad (Godavari Exp) Oct 28	Cancelled
12740	Secunderabad → Visakhapatnam (Garib Rath) Oct 27	Cancelled
12739	Visakhapatnam → Secunderabad (Garib Rath) Oct 28	Cancelled
12738	Lingampalli → Kakinada Port (Gowthami Exp) Oct 27	Cancelled
12737	Kakinada Port → Lingampalli (Gowthami Exp) Oct 28	Cancelled

See all 55 trains by number → · Railway enquiry: 139

📰 Latest updates

Oct 31, 7:00 am CWC: Rushikulya at Purushottampur (Ganjam, Odisha) has eased from severe to above-normal flood at 7 am. Still stay off the river banks. · NDMA SACHET (CWC)
Oct 31, 6:15 am CWC: Jalaka river at Mathani Road Bridge (Balasore, Odisha) still in severe flood at 6 am. · NDMA SACHET (CWC)
Oct 31, 12:12 am Howrah–Chennai main line restored: single line from Oct 29, 9:30 pm, second line Oct 30, 3:45 pm, between Ichchapuram and Jhadupudi. 40+ trains were cancelled, 40 diverted, 16 short-terminated and 30 rescheduled over two days. · Deccan Chronicle
Oct 30, 11:59 pm APEPDCL: power back in 5,277 of 5,727 villages, 535 of 552 substations; 22.2 lakh of 29.1 lakh homes and shops. 744 teams (8,625 staff) plus 192 Telangana teams working. · Deccan Chronicle
Oct 30, 11:15 pm CWC: Nagavali at Srikakulam above normal flood at 11 pm. Stay away from the river banks. · NDMA SACHET (CWC)
Oct 30, 7:30 pm Odisha SRC: Rushikulya river in severe flood at Purushottampur, Ganjam. Stay alert. · NDMA SACHET (CWC/SRC Odisha)

☎️ Helplines

📞 Emergency (police, fire, ambulance): 112 📞 Ambulance: 108 📞 Railway enquiry: 139 📞 Disaster control room: 1070 📞 Disaster helpline (toll-free): 1800 425 0101 📞 Mana Mitra WhatsApp (send 'Hi'): 9552300009 📞 Power complaints (APEPDCL): 1912 📞 GVMC Visakhapatnam (toll-free): 1800-425-0009

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