HIrakud Dam

Bhubaneswar: Hirakud dam authorities today opened two more gates to discharge the flood waters from the reservoir. With this, as many as 46 sluice gates of the dam have been opened to release water from the reservoir as the water level…

Bhubaneswar: With the opening of 44 sluice gates of the Hirakud dam following heavy rain in the upper catchment areas, the river Mahanadi flows above the danger mark at Naraj in Cuttack district today. While the maximum storage capacity…

Sambalpur: Heavy rains in the upper catchment area of the river Mahanadi is likely to cause floods likely in the lower catchment areas, apprehends Water Resources Department today. The Hirakud Dam Upper Mahanadi Basin Chief Engineer and…

Sambalpur: With the incessant rains in the upper catchment areas of River Mahanadi and western Odisha, Hirakud Dam authorities have opened up four more sluice gates of Asia’s largest earthen reservoir to release floodwater. With this,…

Sambalpur: In view of increasing water level at the reservoir due to incessant rain in upper catchment areas, the Hirakud Dam authorities opened 12 gates of the reservoir to release the excess water. As per reports, water level at the…

Sambalpur: The authorities of Hirakud dam in Sambalpur district today released the season’s first flood water from the reservoir. The water was discharged from Gate number 7 of the dam at 10 am. The water level stood at 616 feet against…

Sambalpur: The Hirakud dam reservoir in Sambalpur district will discharge the season's first flood water tomorrow. The process is expected to start at 10 am, according to the dam authorities. Water level of the dam has increased due to…

New Delhi: The Water Resources Department, Government of Odisha has bagged the prestigious recognition from Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) 2020 award for best maintained project (Hirakud Dam). Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik…

Sambalpur: The water level of Hirakud dam here reached 626.19 feet against the optimal storage capacity of 630 feet by 6 am today. As per sources, the water inflow into the reservoir is 2,53,570 cusecs while water outflow from the reservoir…

Sambalpur: Incessant rain in the upper catchment areas of Mahanadi has forced the Hirakud Dam Authorities to open another six sluice gates of the dam to release water.  With this, eighteen gates of Hirakud Dam are now open. At 10 am Sunday,…