Sambalpur: Four sluice gates of Hirakud Dam were opened Thursday to release season’s first floodwater. At present, around 64,000 cusecs of floodwater is being discharged through the four sluice gates. Including releases through the power channel and the irrigation canal, the total discharge into the Mahanadi is approximately 95,000 cusecs. Also Read Odisha rural, urban … Continue reading Hirakud Dam opens four sluice gates as inflow rises