Odisha Floods: Hirakud To Release Floodwater Through 40 Gates

Sambalpur: In a bid to flush out the excess flood water, the Odisha Government has decided to open nine more sluicegates of the Hirakud Dam.

The decision was taken in order to taper down the pressure on the reservoir whose water level was 626.08 feet at 12 noon on Tuesday.

According to government sources, a total of 40 sluice gates of the Hirakud Dam to release the flood water downstream tonight.

By 4 pm today, another 5 sluice gates were opened, taking the total to 31. Sources said, 9 more sluice gates will be opened by 8 pm tonight.

It is pertinent to be mentioned that till today evening, water was being released through 31 gates when the inflow was 7.88 lakh cusec and outflow was 4.45 lakh cusec. Mundali recorded 11.85 lakh cusec water passing through the barrage at 12 noon.