Tag: Hirakud Dam

Bhubaneswar: There has been a significant dip in the water level of Hirakud dam as most gates of Kalma barrage built by Chhattisgarh on Mahanadi River continue to remain closed. While the water level inside the dam should remain at 630 feet till October 31, it has now dipped to 627 feet. According to sources, […]

Sambulpur: An additional spillway will be constructed at the Hirakud reservoir to reduce the pressure and allow more flow of flood waters through the sluice gates of the dam. According to sources, the additional spillway proposed to enhance the flood water discharge capacity of the Hirakud Dam will be funded by the World Bank and […]

Sambalpur: The Hirakud dam authorities closed seven more gates in a phased manner today. The dam authorities initially closed five gates and later shut down two more today. Earlier on Wednesday evening, three sluice gates of the reservoir were closed. Currently, rainwater is being discharged through 10 sluice gates of the dam. The water level […]

Sambalpur: The Hirakud dam today released season’s first flood water from the reservoir at around 12 pm. After performing a ‘puja’, the sluice gate no. 7 was opened first. Later seven more gates were opened in phased manner. There are plans to open 15 more gates later in the day, informed Hirakud Chief Engineer Jyotirmaya Rath. […]

Sambalpur: In order to manage the rising water level due the incessant rain since last couple of days, the Hirakud Dam will release the first flood water of the season from the reservoir tomorrow. Hirakud Chief Engineer Jyotirmaya Rath informed, “The first flood water will be released between 10 am and 11 am tomorrow. However, […]

Boudh: Villagers living alongside Mahanadi, Devi, Baitarani and Tel Rivers are in a state of panic as water level in these rivers has risen following torrential rain. As per reports, a bridge was washed away in Chandigada village under Boudh block after sudden inflow of flood water; as such the village has been cut-off from […]

Sambalpur/Bhubaneswar: The flow of water into Hirakud reservoir in the downstream of Mahanadi River has been severely affected due to construction and ‘regular closure’ of gates of Kalma barrage by neighbouring Chhattisgarh, an assessment of Odisha Water Resource Department revealed. As per reports, Odisha has experienced continuous reduction in water inflow- 18 per cent in […]

Hirakud: Sharp decline in power generation at Hirakud Hydroelectric Project is raising quite a few questions. Though only four out of the seven units of the project are functional, their generation capacity is at least 149 Mega Watt (MW) electricity on a daily basis. Surprisingly, only 40 MW power is being generated, which has stoked […]

Cuttack: Following heavy rainfall in upstream Mahanadi, the first flood water of this year, released from Hirakud Dam on July 23, is likely to reach Mundali Barrage here today. The district administration has issued warning for not venturing into river water. On the other hand due to incessant rains in upstream of several rivers in […]

Sambalpur: To keep the water level in check, the Hirakud Dam authorities today opened five more sluice gates to release excess water from the reservoir into the basin due to increase in inflow following heavy rainfall in the upstream of river Mahanadi. The surplus water is currently being released through eight gates. Two gates were […]

Hirakud: This season, first flood waters from Hirakud Dam will be released tomorrow in between 10 am and 12 noon, said Harmohan Pradhan, chief engineer of the dam on Saturday. Without informing how many sluice gates of the dam will be opened, Pradhan said, “The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be followed before opening the […]

Sambalpur: In a tragic incident, three persons, including two brothers drowned while taking bath in the Hirakud dam here today. The deceased were identified as Sushant Mishra and brothers Hitesh and Asit, sons of Kishore Hota. The incident occurred near Jhankaani temple on the lower catchment of the Hirakud dam, where Kishore, a teacher by […]

Burla/Bhubaneswar: The Chief Engineer of Upper Mahanadi basin has informed the Water Resources department 33% less water had entered the Hirakud Dam built on Mahanadi river in last December as compared to the average flow in past ten years. The Chief Engineer report further stated 0.123 million acre feet water of Mahanadi river entered the […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the water bearing capacity of Hirakud dam has considerably decreased. “The water bearing capacity of Hirakud dam, which was 5834 million cubic feet after its construction, has now come down to 4823 million cubic feet,” Patnaik said in a written reply to a question by BJD member Prafulla […]

Sambalpur: Taking note of slack security in Hirakud Dam, the Odisha government has asked the dam authorities to identify location in the dam site area for installation of CCTV cameras and watch towers. In a letter to The Chief Engineer and Basin Manager, Upper Mahanadi Basin, Burla on August 27 this year, additional secretary HK […]