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Flood Situation Grim In 3 Coastal Odisha Districts

Khurda/Puri/Cuttack: The flood situation remained grim in three coastal districts of Odisha on Tuesday following rise in the water level of the Mahanadi. In Khurda district, the floodwater of Rajua river marooned thousands of people in 20…

Six Gates Of Hirakud Dam Closed

Sambalpur: The Hirakud dam authorities closed six gates of the reservoir following less inflow of Mahanadi water on Saturday. The dam recorded a water level of 625.27 feet (optimum level 630 feet) at 9 am. The inflow was 1,71,453 cusecs…

Three Gates Of Hirakud Dam Closed

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…

Four Rivers In Odisha Flow Near Danger Mark

Bhubaneswar: Four rivers in Odisha were in spate on Wednesday due to incessant rain in the upper catchments. Sources in the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) informed that the Mahanadi was flowing at 23.42 m at Naraj against the…

Heavy Rainfall Triggers Flood Threat In Odisha

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…