upper catchments

Sambalpur: Following heavy rainfall in the upper catchments of Mahanadi, the Hirakud Dam authorities on Wednesday opened four more gates to release the floodwater. While the water level…

Bhubaneswar: With no rainfall in Odisha for the past 72 hours, the water levels of all major rivers have been falling gradually. In a related development, the Hirakud dam authorities have…

Cuttack: The release of Mahanadi floodwaters from Hirakud dam reached Mundali barrage on Sunday morning with a peak inflow of 10 lakh cusecs per second. This was reported at a high-level…

Bhubaneswar: In view of the worsening flood situation in Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh due to incessant and heavy rainfall, a high alert has been sounded in all riverside districts of Odisha.…

Bhubaneswar: Following incessant and heavy rainfall in the upper catchments in Chhattisgarh, flood situation looms large in lower catchments of Mahanadi in Odisha. According to data…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday allayed any flood fear in major rivers of the state, which has been receiving heavy rainfall for the past few days. Barring flash flood in…

Balasore: Following heavy rainfall in the upper catchments, the water level of Jalaka river has crossed the danger mark in Balasore district. The river at Mathani was flowing at a height…

Burla: The Hirakud dam authorities on Saturday opened one more gate of the dam to release floodwaters. By 9 am, the discharge and inflow of the floodwaters from eight gates were 1,20,795…

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing row over sharing of Mahanadi water, the Odisha government on Monday claimed that neighbouring state Chhattisgarh is using the water exclusively for industries.…

Sambalpur: The Sambalpur district administration on Wednesday warned the people in the low-lying areas of Mahanadi not to venture into the river. The reason: The Hirakud dam authorities will…