Heavy rainfall in the district helped Gangrel dam to receive 348.26 cubic meters of water which had filled the dam up to 94.59 per cent of its storage capacity by 3 pm on Monday, official informed.
As per the records, the dam was receiving 96,595 cubic feet of water per second.
Following this, the authority concerned decided to open ten gates of the dam to release 56000 cubic meter of water.
District collector, Bhim Singh reached the spot to take stock of the situation.
The official concerned informed him that water level of the dam increased after incessant rains reported in catchment area of the reservoir in last 24 hours.
The gates were slowly opened at 11 am. As many as ten gates had been opened by 3 pm to release the water.
The Collector was informed that public announcements were made well in advance in the adjacent villages before opening the gate.
It was learnt that after releasing water from the dam, Bharari village (near Kharenga) situated on right side of the bank of Mahanadi River convert into an islet while water start overflowing from the bridge situated on the road connecting Magarload to Kurud village.
Following the possibility of increasing the water level, the administration alerted residents of the villages situated alongside the river.
The Collector also asked the officials concerned for taking appropriate steps to ensure safety of the tourists coming to Gangrel.
The Collector also informed the general public about Gangrel situated the Control Room’s contact number (07722-235050) to get information about water level in Gangrel Dam and the time of releasing water.