Bhubaneswar (Odisha), July 04, 2025 (ANI): Odisha Water Resource Dept Engineer -in-Chief Chandra Sekhar Padhi on July 04 informed that there is no flood situation in the state. “There is no flood situation in the state. Everywhere, the rivers are flowing below the danger level, so there is absolutely no issue at present... To be very specific, the Mahanadi is flowing 4 meters below the danger level; the Brahmani is 3.75 meters below; the Baitarani is 1.16 meters below; the Budhabalanga is 6.13 meters below sea level; and the Subarnarekha is flowing 2.6 meters below the danger level…,” said Chandra Sekhar Padhi. For today, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall in the districts of Sundergarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, and Baragarh.
00:00There is actually no cloud situation in this state. Everywhere the rivers are flowing below the danger level.
00:08So absolutely there is no issue now, as of now.
00:11And what are the water levels in the extent of the rivers?
00:15Actually, I'll have to read out. They are much below the danger levels. That's all what I can say.
00:24But to be specific, I can say that in Mahanadi, Naraj, it is 4 meters below the danger level.
00:33Then at Brahmani, it is 3.75 meters below.
00:37Bhattarani, it is 1.16 meters below the danger level.
00:42Then in Budha-Vanunga, it is 6.13 meters below the danger level.
00:48And also, in Subharanaka, it is flowing at 8.09 meters below the danger level.
00:55And in Rushi-Gulya also, everywhere else, it is flowing below, the rivers are flowing below the danger level.
01:01Sir, where will the hirakut dam be opened?
01:06For a customary release will be made on Sunday, and one gate will be opened.
01:16But depending on the flood situation, that will be regulated.
01:20Sir, in Valish, the flood situation is going on?
01:24Actually, we measure the gages at Rajgat in Subharanaka.
01:30And where we do our things, I mean, the level has come down substantially.
01:35And it is now flowing at 2.27 meters below the danger level.
01:43But to translate it in action everywhere in the floodplain, it will take some time.
01:49So it will take some time for the recession of the water.
01:53And Bhattarani?
01:55Yes, they are everywhere.
01:56I have already told Bhattarani also, it is flowing 1.16 meters below the danger level at Akhapada.
02:01So there is nothing to do?
02:03No, as of now, there is nothing.
02:05And the prediction also shows that only in the Upper Mahandhi Basin, there is some kind of rainfall that is expected from the QPR data provided by the IMD.
