Insight Bureau: Odisha’s flood situation is showing signs of improvement with the water level of most rivers maintaining a receding trend.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will conduct aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Khordha, Puri, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara today.

Here’s the status of Hirakud Dam at 9 am today:

🔹Number of gates open – 40
🔹Inflow of water – 4.40L cusecs
🔹Outflow of water – 6.74L cusecs
🔹Water level – 624.43 feet

Discharge of water:

🔹Mundali: 10,10,525 cusecs
🔹Khairmal: 8,50,000 cusecs
🔹Barmul: 8,88,000 cusecs

Water Flows:

🔹Dalei Ghai: Water level (57.40 feet), danger mark (57 feet)

🔹Machhagaon: Water level (14.7 feet), danger mark (14 feet)

🔹Ali Pingal: Water level (11.3 m), danger mark (11.76m)

Odisha Flood Updates:

🔹Water level of Devi river recedes at Bauriakona; at present, the water level stands at 5.58m as against the danger mark of 4.93m.

🔹Vehicular movement between Gop and Puri disrupted.

🔹Hirakud gates to remain open till today evening. A decision will be taken on the closure of the sluice gates of Hirakud Dam by this evening.

🔹Jagatsinghpur Collector has cancelled leaves of all Government employees.

🔹Puri district administration in Odisha’s Puri on Wednesday ordered all government and private schools to remain closed for two days.