Flood situation grim, over 1.5 lakh marooned in Odisha"The water level in Hirakud Dam stands at 626.47 feet against the full reservoir level of 630 feet. The reading at Mundali barrage near Cut...
17 Aug, 2022, 01.22 PM IST
Flood situation in Mahanadi system grim, CM stresses on zero casualtyNaveen Patnaik asked officers concerned to ensure "zero casualty" as the state combats floods in the Mahanadi river system with a number of...
16 Aug, 2022, 04.27 PM IST
Odisha bracing for flood as Mahanadi swells after incessant rainOdisha bracing for flood-like situation in several districts, with the water level of the Mahanadi river swiftly rising following heavy rai...
16 Aug, 2022, 10.19 AM IST
Terrorist entry: High alert in OdishaSecurity has been beefed up near key installations, he said, adding security arrangement has been made at the airport, Hirakud Dam and reli...
14 Jul, 2018, 10.37 AM IST
Barrages on Mahanadi won’t hurt Odisha: Chhattisgarh CM Raman SinghOdisha is accusing its neighbor of choking Mahanadi, which flows through the state, by first passing though the Hirakud Dam with a series o...
16 Sep, 2016, 06.38 PM IST
Intolerance issue false propaganda: Uma BhartiUma termed the issue of intolerance as a "false propaganda" against the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and called upon BJP workers to...
03 Feb, 2016, 02.52 AM IST
1st phase of underwater scanning of Hirakud Dam completeThe team of CSMRS included divisional head of the Engineering, Geo-Physics Department Alex Verghese and scientists Virendra Pratap and Shiv...
29 Dec, 2015, 03.08 PM IST
Land Bill debate: BJP fishes out Nehru quote to counter CongressNehru’s speech at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Hirakud Dam over the Mahanadi in 1948 will be part of the attack on Congress.
21 Apr, 2015, 11.20 AM IST
Flood situation marginally improves in OdishaFlood fury of rivers in Odisha eased today;delta zone of Mahanadi river system still grim claiming 35 human lives affecting 18 lakh people.
08 Aug, 2014, 03.12 PM IST
Flood scenarios remains grim in Odisha23 people have so far died in rain-related incidents in the state where vast areas are marooned and road links snapped.
06 Aug, 2014, 02.45 PM IST
- Turtles released in Hirakud reservoir
The forest department on Wednesday released six turtles in the reservoir water of Hirakud dam in Sambalpur district.
28 Nov, 2013, 02.56 AM IST
Flood alert in 4 Odisha districts, 60 school boys rescuedOdisha govt asked collectors of four northern districts to keep a vigil on the situation, even as fire brigade personnel rescued 60 boys fr...
26 Jul, 2013, 10.23 PM IST
Winged guests start arriving at Hirakud reservoirThe number of the migratory birds at the Hirakud dam reservoir was 60,806 in the last season. Around 52 kinds of species had arrived last y...
11 Dec, 2012, 02.54 PM IST
- Orissa government submits report to Governor, dismissed mismanagement of Hirakud reservoir
The Orissa government on Wednesday reiterated that it has not mismanaged release of excess water from Hirakud dam.
12 Oct, 2011, 08.40 PM IST
- IAF pressed into relief operation, flood to make Dussera a low key affair
The devastating floods ravaging 19 of the 30 districts and the possible flash flood in the coming weeks has forced the people to decide aus...
15 Sep, 2011, 11.20 PM IST
- Pressure mounts on Naveen to stop water supply to industries from Mahanadi
The Naveen Patnaik government has come under pressure to discontinue water supply to industries from Mahanadi River and form Water Commissi...
18 Jul, 2010, 11.18 PM IST
- Orissa flood scene worsens, 7 breaches in Mahanadi system
Mahanadi, caused at least 7 breaches and swept away many villages.
20 Sep, 2008, 12.05 PM IST