The floodwaters are likely to cause flooding in Cuttack, Khordha, Puri, Jagatsinhpur, Kendrapada and Nayagarh districts. On Saturday, CM Patnaik deputed senior four IAS officers to oversee and monitor the situation in seven coastal districts which are likely to be affected by the floodwaters. According to officials, over 4 lakh people in 1, villages under 54 blocks of Angul, Balangir, Balasore, Boudh, Cuttack, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Nuapada, Deogarh and Sonepur districts have been affected by various rain and flood related incidents, with 12 deaths.
Click here to join our channel indianexpress and stay updated with the latest headlines. Aishwarya Mohanty Aishwarya is a correspondent based in Bhubaneswar. She covers Odisha f An official source said the dam authorities had released the first floodwaters from the dam on August 14 in There are 98 gates to release the floodwaters from the Hirakud dam.
Of the total, 64 are sluice gates and 34 are crest gates. Each sluice gate has the capacity to discharge 16, cusec of water when reservoir level is feet, also termed as danger level. Similarly, each crest gate has the potential to discharge 16, cusec of water. People affected by the dam construction The main purpose of the Hirakud Dam was to check the massive flood that was effecting a large part of coastal Orissa.
But construction of the dam greatly affected the native of western part of Orissa. Nearly 1. Nearly 22, family were displaced by the dam project. In the original estimate, an amount of Rs 12 crores was provided for payment of compensation to the affected people.
After revision, the amount was reduced to Rs 9. A large number of families were evacuated from their hearth and homes without compensation from onwards. On the right dyke, they visited a site at ft height from the reservoir base and another at ft, which were identified as potential locations for spillways. Now there is plan to create one or more spillways so that the dam can discharge at least 18 lakh cubic metre per second cusec of water compared to the current 12 lakh cusec.
The dam currently has 98 gates, 64 sluice gates and 34 crest gates, to release flood-water. However, the CWC has recommended raising water discharge capacity of the dam by 1. Sambalpur faces flood-like situation when 30 gates of the dam are opened, releasing 8 lakh cusec of water. The new spillway s would release water into Jhari Jor beyond Chipilima to avoid flooding of the city. After the team selects one or more sites, geological survey of the same would be conducted to find out whether the base of the site has hard surface.
It would then be sent to the state government for approval. Nearby cities:. Add your comment in english. Show all 15 comments. Raju guest. India's pride. Its the largest earth dam on earth,almost 5 kms in length,3.
The strange thing is : earthern part is more stronger than the rest. Its height is almost m. The water to be released from the dam is expected to reach Mundali in Cuttack in 36 hours. Water levels in major rivers of Odisha are rising while Jalaka river has already crossed the danger level following heavy rainfall across the state due to the depression, resulting in flood-like situation in several areas.
As per latest information, Jalaka was flowing at 6. Similarly, Baitarani river was flowing at Incessant rainfall in the state has resulted in inundation and waterlogging in many low-lying areas.
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