Tag: Mahanadi

The technical teams and assessors appointed in connection with the water dispute between Odisha & Chhattisgarh will accompany the tribunal members during the visit.

A gharial crocodile was found dead on the banks of Mahanadi river near Marwari Pada Ghat in Sambalpur yesterday (Sept 12). The carcass was recovered from the water body by local people. A GPS tracking device was found attached to the gharial’s tail. Forest officer who reached the spot informed that it might have come up from Satkosia.

In a strange twist to the missing youth case in Mahanadi river, police have traced the man who was initially suspected to have jumped into Mahanadi from Mundali barrage on Tuesday (Aug 30). Initially, it was suspected that the man jumped into Mahanadi to commit suicide.

Urging people not to try to cross road, bridges or culverts where floodwater is flowing, the SRC said, “Let's not underestimate the power of flowing water.

A Low Pressure Area has formed over northeast and adjoining areas of eastcentral Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh-Myanmar coasts. Regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) today informed that the system is likely to move west-northwestwards and become more marked during the next 12 hours.

Since Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Keonjhar are likely to witness rains under the impact of depression, we are reducing water levels in the reservoirs in these districts, said SRC

CM Naveen Patnaik has directed officials to follow the state’s policy of ‘every life is precious’ while dealing with all possible disasters.

Adding to the woes, IMD on Monday said a new low pressure is likely to form over north-west Bay of Bengal (BoB) around August 19. It is expected that several parts of the state will experience rainfall activities under the influence of the system.

The Odisha government on Monday initiated measures to avoid a major flood in Mahanadi river by closing eight gates of Hirakud dam.

Odisha SRC informed that seven ODRAF, three NDRF and 12 Odisha fire services teams have been deployed to Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Khordha for response support. He said he has personally discussed with all collectors in lower Mahanadi areas and advised them to keep all field level officials and elected representatives in full alert to deal with eventual flood situation.

The officials have been asked to monitor possible flood situation in critical districts, and in case of problems, they will discuss with district Collectors and take necessary steps. Here’s what the Engineer-in-chief of Water Resources Dept said on the current situation in Odisha.

The situation in the upper catchment areas of Mahanadi river in Chhattisgarh look threatning as Odisha goes into flood-alert mode.

Alerting the downstream areas, Sambalpur District Collector, Ananya Das said heavy rains at the upper catchment areas of the Mahanadi river have made the Hirakud reservoir receive a lot of water which is being released now through 20 gates.

A flood-like situation is expected on Mahanadi due to excess rainfall in the upper catchment areas of Chhattisgarh. More water is entering Hirakud dam due to heavy rainfall in Chhattisgarh.

The dangerous and illegal act of fishing by means of causing explosion in water bodies has become a cause of serious concern for people in Sonepur.