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Odisha to spend ₹855 cr for renovation of Hirakud, its oldest irrigation system
The Hirakud dam, the longest earthen dam in the country, was built in 1957 at the confluence of the Mahanadi and Ib rivers, making it India’s first post-independence major multi-purpose river valley project
Published on Oct 06, 2024 03:42 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Six more bodies found day after boat capsized in Odisha, toll at eight
The toll has reached to 8 in the capsizing incident in the upper streams of Mahanadi river in Jharsuguda, after the rescue personnel fished out 5 more bodies
Updated on Apr 21, 2024 07:53 AM IST
Debabrata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar
Mahanadi boat tragedy: 5 more bodies recovered, death toll rises to 7
a country boat carrying around 50 people from a village of Chhatisgarh’s Raigarh district capsized just a few hundred metres away from the river bank in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district
Updated on Apr 20, 2024 06:15 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Boat capsizes in Odisha's Jharsuguda; one dead, seven missing
According to the police, more than 50 people were on the boat that capsized in the Mahanadi River in Odisha's Jharsuguda.
Published on Apr 20, 2024 09:09 AM IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates redeveoped Samaleshwari temple in Sambalpur
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the redeveloped Maa Samaleshwari Temple in Sambalpur, boosting tourism and the local economy.
Updated on Jan 28, 2024 03:30 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Odisha floods: More than 1.4 lakh people affected so far, death toll rises to 6
Villages in Cuttack, Nayagarh, Boudh and Sonepur have been waterlogged due to floods in Mahanadi and its tributaries, and more low-lying villages in Puri, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur are likely to be affected
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 01:22 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Odisha rains: 3 dead so far; state on flood alert over rising Mahanadi water level
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC have been imposed in certain areas of Cuttack in view of the heavy flow of water in Mahanadi river
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 12:06 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Odisha plans Hirakud Mahostav on Mahanadi river bank to boost tourism
The beauty of the Hirakud Dam Reservoir attracts thousands of tourists from across the region and from neighbouring states. To attract tourists, Hirakud Mahotsav will now be held on the bank of Mahanadi, the longest river of the state.
Published on Oct 12, 2021 02:59 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Sambalpur (odisha)
To save Mahanadi river, NGT orders setting up expert panel to lay down norms
The NGT order came in response to a petition filed by Dilip Samantray, a Cuttack-based citizen to the state government’s plan of transforming the state-run SCB Medical College and Hospital into an “AIIMS Plus” institute with an expenditure of Rs 1000 crore earlier this year.
Updated on Dec 20, 2020 09:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | Debabrata Mohanty
Odisha boat tragedy toll rises to 9, one woman missing
A fishing boat carrying more than 30 picnickers capsized at the confluence point of Mahanadi river and Bay the of Bengal in Kendrapara district on Wednesday evening.
Updated on Jan 03, 2019 02:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | Debabrata Mohanty
Two drown, seven missing after fishing boat carrying picnickers capsizes in Odisha
Two people drowned and at least seven others were reported missing after a fishing boat carrying more than 30 picnickers capsized at the confluence point of Mahanadi river and Bay the of Bengal in Kendrapara district early on Wednesday evening.
Updated on Jan 02, 2019 10:32 PM IST
Bhubaneswar | HT Correspondent
12 dead after bus smashes through railings, plunges off bridge in Odisha’s Cuttack
The bus fell on the Mahanadi riverbed in Cuttack after breaking through the bridge’s cement railing.
Updated on Nov 21, 2018 12:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | Debabrata Mohanty
Possibility of floods in 11 Odisha districts, says govt as water level in Mahanadi swells
As the water level in Mahanadi river continued to swell after discharge of water from the Hirakud Dam, the Odisha government said on Wednesday that there is a possibility of a minor-to-medium flood in 11 districts located in the river basin.
Published on Aug 29, 2018 11:42 PM IST
Bhubaneswar | Press Trust of India
Odisha man kills daughter, 3 grandchildren to pocket Rs 2 lakh
The bodies of a woman and her three children were found floating in the Mahanadi river in coastal Jagatsinghpur district.
Updated on May 15, 2018 06:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | Debabrata Mohanty