Hirakud Dam Authorities Close Four More Gates
Sambalpur: The Hirakud dam authorities have closed four more sluice gates of dam as water inflow to the reservoir has reduced, informed Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena today. As of now, only 24 gates have been opened to release the floodwater from the reservoir. Currently, the inflow of water is 884 cusec/second while the [...]
Sambalpur: The Hirakud dam authorities have closed four more sluice gates of dam as water inflow to the reservoir has reduced, informed Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena today.
As of now, only 24 gates have been opened to release the floodwater from the reservoir.
Currently, the inflow of water is 884 cusec/second while the outflow is 5,28,61 cusec/second.
The water level in the dam was at 625.91 feet against the optimal storage capacity of 630 feet.
Hirakud Dam authorities @OdishaWater Order issued to *CLOSE 04* nos. of sluice gates.
*Total 2⃣4️⃣ nos. of sluice gates will remain opened*.
*(Left 15 + Right 09)* @CMO_Odisha @SecyChief @IPR_Odisha @SRC_Odisha @osdmaodisha
— Pradeep Jena IAS (@PradeepJenaIAS) September 1, 2020
Earlier, 46 gates of Hirakud dam were opened to discharge excess water from the reservoir.
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