Odisha's DRIP-III project invests Rs 1,066 crore in Hirakud Dam for new spillways, SCADA automation & flood resilience.

The Hirakud Dam in Odisha is the longest dam in India. It controls floods, provides irrigation, and generates electricity for ...

The spillway is critical to Hirakud’s health because it can decrease load of water on the dam and save it from damage in case the reservoir reaches a peak maximum flood level caused by extreme ...

Work for construction of an additional spillway at Hirakud Dam in Odisha will commence soon, enhancing the flood water discharge capacity of the reservoir, officials said.     A nine-member team ...

Under DRIP-III, the govt will construct an additional spillway of the Hirakud dam on ... additional spillway of the dam is needed for the safe passage of additional floods. Replacing the manual ...

Bhubaneswar: The state cabinet approved the Dam Rehabilitation & Improvement Project (DRIP)-III for the Hirakud dam at an ... dam's left dyke to manage excess flood water more effectively.