Hirakud

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  Over 16.56 Lakh Birds Flock To Odisha Wetlands This Winter

  More than 16.56 lakh birds of over 200 species were sighted during a mid-winter census carried out in three major wetlands - Chilika Lake, Bhitarkanika National Park and Hirakud Reservoir - across Odisha, officials said on Sunday.

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  Nearly 100 Houses Submerged In Odisha's Sambalpur As Water Released From Hirakud Dam

  As water was released from the Hirakud dam after heavy rain, about a hundred houses in the vicinity in Odisha's Sambalpur were submerged.

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  17 Dead, Over 10,000 Houses Damaged In Odisha Floods

  As many as 17 people have died and over 10,000 houses damaged in flood-related incidents in the Odisha. While around 2,000 people from low-lying areas of Sambalpur city have been shifted to the flood relief centers, after water entered many areas causing the flood-like situation, following the discharge of huge volume of water from Hirakud Dam.

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  12 Dead, 4 Lakh Affected After Heavy Rain, Flood-Like Situation In Odisha

  Fear of flood looms large in the Mahanadi river system in Odisha following heavy rainfall in its upper catchment areas in Chhatisgarh and a rise in the water level of Hirakud Dam, a senior official said.

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  Water Level Rises In Mahanadi River, Floods Likely In 11 Odisha Districts

  As the water level in the Mahanadi river continued to swell after discharge of water from the Hirakud Dam, the Odisha government said today that there was a possibility of a minor-to-medium flood in 11 districts located in the river basin.

• Odisha Floods Kill 35, Affect 1.8 Million People

  The floods triggered by heavy rains in the past week have affected nearly 1.8 million people in Odisha with the death toll rising to 35, an official said on Thursday.

• PM Modi Orders Immediate Steps to Minimise Damage From Odisha Floods

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered immediate steps to be taken for minimising damages and losses from floods in rivers in Odisha, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday.

• Odisha Floods Kill 27, Affect Nearly a Million People

  Floods triggered by heavy rain in the past week have hit nearly a million people in Odisha, with the number of deaths rising to 27, an official said on Wednesday.

• Several Rivers in Spate, 17000 Evacuated in Odisha

  With several Odisha rivers flowing above danger marks due to incessant downpour, the state government has stepped up rescue operations evacuating 17,000 people even as 23 people have died so far in rain and flood-related incidents.

• Odisha boat tragedy: One boatman arrested, two missing

  Taking suo motu cognizance of the Hirakud boat tragedy which claimed 31 lives, Orissa High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the State Government asking it to file status reports in two weeks, even as a boatman was arrested in connection with the incident.

• Odisha boat toll mounts to 28, three still missing

  The toll in Sunday's capsize of an overloaded motorised boat, carrying mostly picnickers, in Odisha's Hirakud reservoir rose to 28 today, while three persons were still missing.

• 13 dead as boat capsizes in Odisha's Hirakud reservoir

  At least 13 people, including five women and two children, have died and 20 others are missing after a boat carrying over 100 people capsized on the Hirakud reservoir in Odisha's Sambalpur district on Sunday.

• Human remains found stuffed in bags on train in Visakhapatnam

  Human remains stuffed in a suitcase and two bags were found today from Hirakud Express in Visakhapatnam by Government Railway Police (GRP), an official said.

• Floods displace thousands in Orissa

  Floods triggered by a huge discharge of water from the Hirakud dam have displaced about 3,800 people and damaged at least 8,000 houses in 14 of Orissa's 30 districts, an official said Friday.

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  Orissa tragedy: Once displaced, now suicidal

  Over 40 farmers in Orissa engaged in rain-fed farming ended their lives between September and December last year following a total crop loss because of a bad monsoon.