Sambalpur: The Hirakud Dam authorities on Monday opened four sluice gates of the reservoir. The decision was taken following incessant rainfall in the upper catchment areas.
Following this, the district administration alerted the people of Hirakud, Sambalpur and Burla area through loud speaker before the release of water.
There are 64 sluice gates including 24 on the right and 40 on the left side of the dam to release flood water. Each sluice gate has the capacity to discharge 16,440 cusec of water when reservoir level, also termed as danger level, is 630 ft.
This apart, there are 34 crest gates, 13 on the right and 21 on left side, which have the potential to discharge 16,238 cusec of water.
