Mahanadi river

Cuttack: On the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri, a remarkable discovery unfolded at Mahanadi river’s Subarnapur ghat in Banki, Cuttack district, Odisha. Over 100 metal idols of cobras were stumbled upon by children bathing in the…

Kendrapada: In a prompt and heroic response, locals averted a potential tragedy by rescuing approximately 50 stranded passengers from a boat in Odisha's Kendrapada district. The incident on Tuesday unfolded when a technical glitch left the…

Sambalpur: Three more sluice gates of the Hirakud Dam were opened up to release the excess flood water entering the reservoir due to heavy rain in the upper catchment area of the Mahanadi river. Now floodwater is being discharged through…

Sambalpur: As more flood water is entering the reservoir because of continuing rains in the upper catchment area of the Mahanadi river, four more sluice gates of the Hiradkud Dam were opened up on Saturday. Now, floodwater is being…

Bhubaneswar: Floodwater of overflowing Mahanadi river entered the premises of Bhattarika temple in Baramba area of Cuttack district on Saturday. As per the tradition, the idol of Goddess Bhattarika was immediately shifted to a shelter…

Sambalpur: Two sluice gates of Hirakud Dam were opened up at 4 pm on Wednesday keeping in view the possible heavy rains in the upper catchment area of the Mahanadi river. As it is expected that heavy rains may occur in the upper…

Cuttack: Two students have been reported missing during a bathing incident in the Mahanadi River near Cuttack's Naraj on Tuesday. The unfortunate incident occurred when a group of eight students went to the river for a bath. While six of…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has taken proactive steps in response to the floods in the Mahanadi river system. To monitor and oversee the situation, senior engineers from the Department of Water Resources have been deployed. Search and…

Sambalpur: Four more gates of the Hirakud dam in Sambalpur district were opened up on Tuesday for faster flood water release from the reservoir of the dam. At present water is being drained out of Hirakud reservoir through 12 gates. More…

Sambalpur: Hirakud Dam in Odisha's Sambalpur district has initiated the first floodwater release this year. The dam authorities decided to open sluice gate number 7 due to heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas, resulting in rising…