Around 220 villager Affected by sea erosion satabaya and within the village of Magalkanda Bitarkanika National Park Walk about 12 kilometers to reach the cyclone shelter bagapadia and Okirapara.
Villager Jagabandhu Behera (46) said the road from Satabaya to the cyclone shelter is muddy and narrow and not suitable for vehicles.
“That’s why we had to walk to shelters to save our lives from attacks Cyclone Dana“The trek also included crossing the crocodile-infested Bosagalli River,” Jagabandhu said after arriving at his destination. cyclone shelter Located in Baghapatiya
When asked about the complaint, Ajay Kumar Mohanty rajnagar They said, “They had to travel long distances due to poor road conditions.
Jagabandhu’s wife Manorama (40) had to be forced to leave the village. “I didn’t want to leave 20 goats and two cows behind. But the officials and our sarpanch forced us to leave Satabhaya. I untied the cows but locked the goats in a fence to protect them from jackals. We wanted a tsunami Our goats are spared because they are our source of livelihood,” Manorama said.
“The sea is getting closer to us every day. Not much of our village is left. Many families have left their villages and settled in Bagapatiya. But I am happy that the government has provided us with shelter from the Bagapatiya cyclone Shelter to save our lives from dharna,” said Duryodhan Mallick (63) of Satabhaya.
“As a resident of remote Satabhaya village, life was very difficult. But now I am happy because the government has shifted me to the cyclone shelter in Bhagapatiya,” said Akhila Behera (50) of Satabhaya.
The 12-km-long beach in Satabhaya gram panchayat is often considered the “fastest eroding” beach on the state’s coast.
More than 600 houses and large tracts of land agricultural land Over the past 40 years, these areas have been washed away by rising seawater. Satabhaya GP was once a cluster of seven villages.
Now, only a small part of Satabhaya remains. Six more villages – Gobindapur, Mohanpur, Chintamanipur, Badagahiramatha, Kanhupur and Kharikula – have been swallowed by the sea.
