Tag: Hirakud Dam

In the backdrop of a series of boat mishaps, including Sunday's boat capsize in Hirakud reservoir, the BJP on Monday urged the Centre to set up a National Commission of Inquiry for specific policy on safety norms for water transport

At least ten persons drowned and seven others missing after a boat carrying over 90 persons capsized on the Hirakud reservoir in Sambalpur district, official sources said

Bhubaneswar: Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi has asked the district Collectors in Mahanadi system to remain alert and take precautionary measures in view of the excess floodwater being released from the Hirakud Dam. However, he has also stated the situation at present as ‘normal’. On the possibilities of a flood situation in different districts coming […]

Water from Hirakud reservoir will be released into Mahanadi after June 1, informed the Additional Chief Engineer, Hirakud Head Works & Additional Spillway at Burla in Sambalpur.

Sambalpur: A third year medical student of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) drowned while taking bath in Hirakud Dam in Sambalpur district on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Sumit Singh of Rajasthan. According to reports, Sumit along with some of his friends had gone to Hirakud reservoir to […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: With monsoon likely to arrive in the state soon focus will shift to flood management and Hirakud dam over Mahanadi will be at the centre of the discussions over the issue. The dam, one of the first multipurpose irrigation projects of the country, has courted several controversies in the past with […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: A section of the media has reported that Chhattisgarh is planning more projects on Mahanadi, the river considered to be the lifeline of people in Odisha. One of the mightiest rivers of the country it caters to the water needs of people in around 15 districts of the state. It is […]

Bhubaneswar: Although the monsoon hit Odisha in June, water level in major dams and reservoirs including Hirakud has dipped significantly owing to lack of adequate rainfall. The situation is such that the State government has directed Hirakud and other dam authorities to decrease hydro-power generation. As there has been a significant drop in rainfall activity […]

Sambalpur: In view of the rising water level of Hirakud Dam following incessant rain in the upper basin of Mahanadi River, the dam authorities have decided to release the season’s first floodwater from the dam on August 14. Chief Engineer of the dam Sunil Kumar Nayak informed that the sluice gates of the reservoir would […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of possible medium flood in Mahanadi River and its distributaries following heavy rain in lower catchment areas, Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi on Tuesday asked Collectors of 13 districts to stay alert for any exigency. District authorities of Bolangir, Boudh, Kalahandi, Subarnapur, Nayagarh, Khurda, Cuttack, Angul, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara and Jajpur have […]

Hirakud: Authorities of the Hirakud Dam today released season’s first flood water through one of the sluice gates of the dam. As per reports, around 15,550 cusec of floodwater was discharged through gate no-7 of the dam. Earlier in the morning today, the dam authorities conducted a special puja at the designated gate for good […]

Cuttack: Panic gripped residents of Kandarpur area in Odisha’s Cuttack district after a crocodile was spotted in Mahanadi river today. As per reports, some locals spotted the reptile in the river after floodwater was released from Hirakud Dam. The panic-stricken villagers have informed the local administration regarding the presence of the reptile in the flood […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after opening one of the gates as a customary measure, the authorities of Hirakud Dam today opened as many as 20 sluice gates to release floodwater entering the reservoir. The decision to open 20 gates was taken keeping in view the heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas of the Mahanadi River […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday conducted an aerial survey of areas ravaged by heavy rain and flash flood in west Odisha and promised all possible assistance from the Centre. Pradhan, accompanied by BJP MPs Sangita Singh Deo and Basant Panda, made aerial survey of some of the severely affected districts – Bolangir, Kalahandi, […]

Sundergarh/Balasore: Incessant rain in past few days has trigerred flood-like situation in several parts of Odisha including Sundergarh and Balasore districts. Under the impact of heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas, the water level is rising in Brahmani river. However, the administration has ruled out occurrence of a full-fledged flood in the area. Several […]