Though the flood scenario has improved slightly, the situation in districts like Kendrapara and Puri still remained grim amid submergence of several areas, deputy relief commissioner Prabhat Ranjan Mohapatra said.
Following receding water level in the river Baitarani and its tributaries, the situation in Jajpur and Bhadrak districts had started improving though many areas still remained inundated, he said.
As rainfall in upper catchment areas of the river Mahanadi declined, 15 sluice gates of the Hirakud dam were closed in phases since yesterday. Now 35 gates are open for discharge of excess water from Hirakud reservoir as against 50 sluice gates used yesterday, said Biswajit Mohanty, chief Engineer of Hirakud dam.
The water level in Hirakud reservoir stood at 627 feet as against its full capacity of 630 ft, he said adding 4,40,769 cusec of water was flowing into the reservoir while the outflow was 6,16,436 cusec.
Following receding water level in the river Baitarani and its tributaries, the situation in Jajpur and Bhadrak districts had started improving though many areas still remained inundated, he said.
As rainfall in upper catchment areas of the river Mahanadi declined, 15 sluice gates of the Hirakud dam were closed in phases since yesterday. Now 35 gates are open for discharge of excess water from Hirakud reservoir as against 50 sluice gates used yesterday, said Biswajit Mohanty, chief Engineer of Hirakud dam.
The water level in Hirakud reservoir stood at 627 feet as against its full capacity of 630 ft, he said adding 4,40,769 cusec of water was flowing into the reservoir while the outflow was 6,16,436 cusec.