Odisha Blames Chhattisgarh For Flood Situation In Mahanadi

“We have information that the Chhattisgarh government has opened all 66 gates of the Kalma barrage. Due to this, the water level in the Hirakud reservoir is rising at a faster pace. It was 615.83 feet by 12 pm today. As per the Rule Curve, the reservoir should have 591 feet of water as on this date. Had we gone by the Rule Curve, a massive flood would have occurred in Mahanadi,” Sahoo pointed out.

Referring to the flood situation in Mahanadi, he said the discharge of the floodwater at Mundali by 12 pm was 7,30,877 cusecs per second.

“If the discharge of water is more than 9 lakh cusecs per second, then there will be a major flood in Mahanadi,” he maintained.