Hirakud Dam

Sambalpur/Malkangiri:  Following heavy rainfall in the upper catchments, the authorities of the Hirakud dam in Sambalpur and the Indravati dam in Malkangiri districts on Thursday opened sluice gates to release floodwaters. In Sambalpur,…

Sambalpur: The Hirakud Dam authorities closed three more gates on Thursday morning. As many gates were closed the previous night. The authorities took the decision taking note of the sporadic rainfall in the upper catchments of the…

Bhubaneswar: Water levels in all the major rivers of Odisha have gone up following heavy rainfall in the past three days under the influence of a cyclonic circulation formed over the north-west Bay of Bengal. Meanwhile, the threat o flood…

Sambalpur: Water level in the Hirakud Dam reservoir rose to 621.23 feet on Sunday following incessant rain in the last two days. Around 6,000 cusecs water is being released from two gates per second while 1,90,000 cusecs water is now…

Balasore/Rourkela/Sambalpur: A flood-like situation is staring at Balasore with the rising level of water in Jalaka river. Sources in the district emergency operations centre (EOC) said the floodwaters of the Jalaka was flowing at a height…

Sambalpur: Following heavy rainfall in the upper catchments of Mahanadi, the Hirakud dam authorities on Monday opened seven more gates to release the floodwater. The water level of the dam recorded till 9.30 am on Monday was 620.87 feet…

Sambalpur: The Hirakud Dam authorities on Sunday opened two more gates to release excess water from the reservoir. The water-level of dam rose following rain and stood at 620.17 ft at 7 am on Sunday. While the inflow was recorded to be…

Bhubaneswar: The Hirakud dam authorities closed five more gates on Saturday even as the Odisha government said that there is no flood threat in the lower catchments of Mahanadi. According to reports, out of the 20 gates opened on Thursday,…