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Hirakud dam out of danger: chief engineer

Burla: The Hirakud dam at Burla in Sambalpur district is now out of danger, according to the preliminary report of the underwater survey conducted recently. This was informed by Hirakud dam chief engineer Harmohan Pradhan today. He said the report received from the Central Soil and Material Research Station (CSMRS) on August 22 shows that […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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First floodwaters of Mahanadi reach Naraj

The first floodwaters of Mahanadi released by the Hirakud Dam authorities on Friday last, reached the Naraj barrage this morning

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Hirakud releases season’s first flood water

Sambalpur: With the water level in its reservoir increasing due to rains in the upper reaches of Mahanadi, the Hirakud dam released this season’s first flood water on Friday. In the first phase, the dam authority released the excess water through number 7 sluice gate. According to sources, 10 sluice gates of the dam will […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Hirakud to release season’s first flood water on Aug 5

Hirakud will release this season’s first flood water on August 5, said Harmohan Pradhan, chief engineer of the dam. Talking to OTV, Pradhan said, “As the upper catchment of river Mahandi in Chhattisgarh have received a good rain fall, the water level in the dam is increasing.

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Mahanadi row: LoP urges CM to attend all-party meet, again

Bhubaneswar: Undeterred by the lack of response to his two earlier letters on the matter, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Narasingh Mishra has again urged chief minister Naveen Patnaik to attend an all-party meeting convened by him tomorrow to discuss the ongoing row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over construction of barrages and dams on the […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Mahanadi row: Odisha, Chhattisgarh agree on Joint Control Board

New Delhi: After a month-long tussle between Odisha and Chhattisgarh governments over the use of Mahanadi water and construction of a barrage in the upper catchment area of the river, the two States on Friday agreed in a meeting here to set up a Joint Control Board (JCB) to settle the dispute. The meeting, attended […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Work on second spillway in Hirakud dam to begin from Oct

Work on the proposed second spillway in Hirakud dam will begin from October and be completed in nine months, Water Resources Secretary Pradeep Jena said here today

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Power dam safe, reveals Hirakud survey report

Chief Engineer of the Hirakud Dam Biswajit Mohanty on Tuesday said the preliminary report of underwater survey of the dam submitted by the Central Soil and Material Research Station (CSMRS) has revealed that the condition of the power dam is all right

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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Second phase underwater survey of Hirakud dam begins

The second phase underwater survey of the Hirakud dam at Burla in Odisha’s Sambalpur district began on Saturday

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Hirakud dam underwater survey completed

The underwater survey of the Hirakud dam, which had begun on December 7 by a three-member expert team of the Central Soil and Material Research Station (CSMRS) under the Union Water Resources ministry to determine the present status of the dam, concluded at Burla in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Saturday

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Hirakud authorities to open 20 more gates tomorrow

The Hirakud dam authorities on Thursday decided to open 20 more sluice gates tomorrow, said a top official of the reservoir today

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
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Hirakud Dam Releases Season’s First Flood Water

Hirakud Dam released this season’s first flood water through sluice gate seven of Left Spillway

  • Sunday, 11 July 2021
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Hirakud Dam To Release Season’s First Floodwater On July 11

The water level of the dam has increased following incessant rains in the upper basin of Mahanadi River

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Odisha, Chhattisgarh officials discuss Hirakud dam safety, flood management

Sambalpur: While the Mahanadi water sharing dispute continues to be the bone of contention between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, a crucial coordination meeting of the National Council of Dam Safety was held today to discuss safety of Hirakud and floodwater management. According to sources, if Chhattisgarh, which has constructed dams on the upstream of Mahanadi, releases […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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Work on spillway of Hirakud dam to begin by October-end

Bhubaneswar: The work on the additional spillway at the left dyke of the Hirakud dam is likely to begin by the end of October this year, an official said Sunday. Tata Projects limited and AGE Group of Turkey will jointly execute the work, Executive Engineer of the project Basant Rout said. “The forest and environment […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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