Bhubaneswar: Amid continuous increase in the inflow of water, water level in Hirakud Dam in Odisha’s Sambalpur is set to reach the danger level of 630 ft anytime soon.
“The water level is likely to reach 630 ft by Friday. As per the prediction, the lower Mahanadi basin will receive rainfall up to 37 mm on October 1 and it will go up to around 50 mm on October 2. Considering the situation, we will have to make space to handle the large inflow of flood water that might come due to heavy rainfall,” Chief engineer of Upper Mahanadi Basin, Ananda Charan Sahoo was quoted as saying by TNIE.
The IMD has forecast isolated very heavy rainfall over Odisha on October 1 and 2 under the influence of a low pressure area, which lies over Northeast and adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal and is likely to become well marked and move northwestwards towards north Odisha & adjoining West Bengal coasts during next 48 hours.
