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Water Level Rises In Odisha’s Hirakud Dam As Chhattisgarh Opens All Gates Of Kalma Barrage

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: With Chhattisgarh opening all 66 gates of Kalma Barrage, Hirakud Dam in Odisha’s Sambalpur district registered a significant rise in water level with 1.18 lakh cusecs water entering the Mahanadi, sources said on Friday.

The gates were opened following heavy rainfall (6.06 mm) in the upper catchment of the Mahanadi in the last 24 hours.

While 72,000 cusecs water had entered Hirakud dam till 9am, the water level of the dam was 603.67 feet against full capacity of 630 feet with inflow of 79,262 cusec and outflow of 29,772 cusec by 12 noon.

If heavy rainfall continues in the upper catchment, the Hirakud Dam may release soon the first flood water of the year, the sources said.

 

 

OB Bureau

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