The water level of the Hirakud Dam reservoir has been increasing following incessant rains in the upper catchment area of river Mahanadi. The water level reached 607.97 ft by 9.00 am on Friday.
Official sources said that 1.90 lakh cusec of water was entering to the reservoir per second and 6,000 cusec was being released from it.
On Thursday, the upper stream of the Mahanadi had recorded 86.37 mm of rainfall while 65.75 mm rainfall was registered in the lower catchment area.The Hirakud Dam authorities have reportedly suspended providing water from the reservoir to the Power Channel in past two days, disrupting the hydroelectricity production in the State.