Hirakud Dam Opens Five More Sluice Gates

Sambalpur: In order to release excess floodwater from the reservoir, the Hirakud Dam authorities have opened five more sluice gates of the heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas.

At present, floodwater is now being discharged through 10 gates of Hirakud reservoir.

While five gates of the reservoir have been opened in the first phase, five more gates were opened in the second phase, informed the Chief engineer of the reservoir.

Each sluice gate has the capacity to discharge 16,440 cusecs of water when the reservoir level is at 630 ft, which is also termed the danger level. Similarly, each crest gate has the potential to discharge 16,238 cusecs of water at 630 feet.