Bhubaneswar: Over 12 lakh cusec of floodwater was still flowing through Mundali barrage over river Mahanadi on Wednesday morning as Hirakud Dam continue to release excess water through 40 sluice gates.
At 6 am today, the reservoir level of Hirakud Dam was 626.56 feet. The inflow was 5.97 lakh cusecs while the outflow was 6.79 lakh cusecs. The peak flow passing through Mundali barrage was 12.01 lakh cusecs while that at Khairmal was 9.57 lakh cusecs.
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Kumar Jena had yesterday asked authorities and people to remain alert till Thursday afternoon as the rivers will be emptying the peak flow into the sea.
