Sambalpur: The Hirakud Dam authorities opened two more gates of the reservoir on Tuesday following an increase in water level due to incessant rain in the upper catchment areas of Mahanadi.
The water level in the dam recorded at 9 am was 615.95 ft against the optimal storage capacity of 630 ft.
While the inflow of the floodwaters to the reservoir was 2,89,582 cusecs per second, the outflow from 20 gates of the dam was 3,22,950 cusecs per second.
The dam authorities have decided to open more gates later in the day following heavy rainfall in the upper catchments of Mahanadi.
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