Bhubaneswar: Heavy inflow of rainwater into the Hirakud dam reservoir has led to the opening of a total of 28 sluice gates to release the excess water. A minor flood is anticipated in the Mahanadi basin by the morning of August 15, said Bijaya Kumar Mishra, Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources on Saturday.
Mishra said that presently 28 sluice gates of Hirakud dam have been opened. More gates will be opened if the rainfall continues in upper and lower catchment areas. Around 6 lakh cusec of water will reach Mundali barrage by tomorrow. By August 15, around 7 lakh cusec of water will reach Munduli triggering a minor flood.
Till 12 pm today, the inflow at Hirakud was 4,49,508 cusec of water while 4,07,035 cusec water was being released. The water level in the reservoir was 617.08 feet.
