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The document provides an update on flooding in Odisha, India in September 2011. Over 1 million people have been displaced and 60,000 evacuated due to flooding affecting 19 districts. The Hirakud dam has once again failed to effectively manage floods in the Mahanadi river. Experts argue that big dams have never been effective in flood control and instead exacerbate impacts. The obsolete operating procedures of Hirakud dam need revision given changes in rainfall and flood patterns from climate change. Coordin

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