Sambalpur, Jul 29: Hirakud Dam authorities in Odisha continued to release excess flood water from the reservoir through its 20 sluice gates.
The water level of Hirakud stood at 617 ft against its full reservoir capacity of 630 feet, at 6 am.
The water is being released through 14 in the left and six in the right, informed dam authorities.
The inflow of water into Hirakud Dam was 2,57,055 cusec while outflow stood at 3,47,628 cusecs.