Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in north Odisha remained grim on Wednesday, with incessant rain swelling major rivers and inundating villages, affecting over 1.25 lakh people across five districts, officials said. In view of the situation, schools and anganwadi centres in 10 districts have been ordered to remain closed, they said. The Budhabalanga and Jalaka rivers have inundated several villages in Baleshwar district, while the Baitarani, Budha and Salandi rivers have flooded many areas in Bhadrak and Jajpur districts, officials said. The state government has also deputed three senior IAS officers to the worst-affected Baleshwar, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts to supervise flood management and coordinate relief measures, they added. The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at several places in Odisha over the next 24 hours.