KalingaTV News Network
Depending on the quantity of the water in the reservoir, more gates may be opened in the near future, informed the dam authorities. It had earlier been decided to open the gate on Sunday morning, but was later deferred itill 2 am. Currently, 70836 cubic feet of water is entering the reservoir every second against a discharge of 45426 cubic feet every second, informed dam authorities.
The sluice gate was opened after the dam authorities formally communicated the district collectors of the downstream areas about it and locals were told to not venture into the river during the water release.
Meanwhile, the water level in the dam stood at 629.79 ft when the report was being filed.