Flood management meet between Odisha & Chhattisgarh on Aug 6

Bhubaneswar: The inter-state flood management meeting between Odisha and Chhattisgarh will be held at Raipur in the neighbouring state on August 6.

Water Resources Department authorities from both the states will attend the meeting to discuss on water management of Mahanadi river.

Informing this, Hirakud Dam Executive Engineer Nirakar Bisi said discussion on sharing of data on rainfall, water level, inflow and outflow discharges of all the major and medium reservoirs will be held at the meeting. Higher officials including Hirakud Dam Safety Chief Engineer will join the meet.

The meeting is held every year to monitor the safety aspects of inter-state dams in Mahanadi basin, said Bisi.