SAMBALPUR: The Hirakud dam authorities have asked industrial houses in Jharsuguda and Sambalpur districts to stop drawing water from the reservoir in view of water scarcity. Sending notices to at ...

"Drawing of water after the level goes below 595 feet is unauthorized. We had also asked these industrial houses to have their own water arrangement," Hirakud dam executive engineer R K Panda said ...

SAMBALPUR: In what appears to be a security breach, a drone video showing the sluice gates and operation gallery of Hirakud dam went viral on the social media on Monday morning. Access to the ...

SAMBALPUR: The idea to excavate silt, deposited in the Hirakud Dam reservoir, to enhance the water storage capacity of the dam, seems to have fallen flat. The s ...

SAMBALPUR: Hirakud Dam recorded an increase of about three ft in the water level over the last 24 hours. At present, the water level in the dam stands at 603.35 ft against 599.67 ft last evening.

District collector Balwant Singh approved the idea and suggested the company to visit the dam and prepare the design. The company has prepared the design and handed it over to the district ...