Sambalpur: Low pressure today, rainfall will increase

Sambalpur: The cyclonic storm formed over West Myanmar will turn into a low pressure area over North Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas by Saturday morning. During the next 24 hours, the low pressure will further intensify and move in the west-northwest direction. As a result, there will be heavy to very heavy rains in Odisha. Due to this, there is a fear of flood situation in the state. At the time of writing the report, due to heavy rains, the water is flowing above the danger mark. Brahmani, the golden line, the river Eb is blooming. While Baitarani river is flowing near the danger mark, the water level in Devi, Kushabhadra is stable. Similarly, due to heavy to very heavy rains in the upper reaches, there is a risk of flooding in the middle of the river.

In 24 hours, the water level of Hirakud has increased by 4 meters. At this time, the Meteorological Center has estimated heavy to very heavy rains in Odisha from Saturday. Therefore, the river water level has increased and there is a risk of flooding. 10 gates of Hirakud were opened yesterday and 10 more gates have been opened today. Every second 3 lakh 93 thousand 323 cusecs of flood water enters Hirakud, while 3 lakh 40 thousand 890 cusecs of water is flow away from the river through 20 gates. As the water level in the river is nearing the danger mark, there is an increased risk of inundation of the area after the water reaches Hirakud.