The Hirakud Dam is safe and now out of danger, said dam Chief Engineer Harmohan Pradhan.
“According to a preliminary report of the underwater survey conducted recently, the dam is now out of danger and there is no threat to the dam,” said Pradhan.
He said the report received from the Central Soil and Material Research Station (CSMRS) on August 22 shows that cracks have developed at six places of the dam’s left spillway.
“The cracks would be fixed through the dripping method. However, the left spillway and the power dam are now safe,” added Pradhan.
However, the team is yet to submit its report on the condition of the right spillway of the dam.
The survey work was conducted through a remote operated vehicle (ROV) with a state-of-the-art underwater camera, which receives instructions from the control room, inside a vehicle placed on the top of the dam and changes its direction in the water and takes underwater photos of the upstream face of the dam, including the sluice barrel.
