Bhubaneswar: For better management of water in Mandira reservoir in Sundargarh district, the Central Water Commission (CWC) has decided to include the dam under its Reservoir Storage Monitoring System (RSMS).
The CWC has recently written a letter to state Water Resources Secretary in this regard. The Commission has sought last 10 years’ data of Mandira reservoir from the state government.
Once the dam is included in RSMS, the CWC will monitor the dam on a daily basis and issue weekly bulletin every Thursday. It will also share the information to Crop Weather Watch Group, which will give necessary recommendations for agricultural activities.
At present, the CWC is monitoring the live storage status of 123 important reservoirs across the country including nine from Odisha. The nine dams are: Hirakud, Balimela, Salandi, Rengali, Machhkund, Upper Kolab, Upper Indravati, Sapua and Hariharjhor.