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Cofferdam of Kanpur project collapses
Orissa POST
|July 04, 2025
PANIC GRIPS RESIDENTS IN LOWER STREAM
A temporary earthen dam or cofferdam of the under-construction Kanpur Irrigation Project (KIP) in Basudevpur village under Joda block in Keonjhar district collapsed Thursday following incessant rainfall triggered by a low-pressure area.
As a result, floodwater was flowing above the under-construction main dam into the Baitarani triggering risk of floods on the river’s downstream. The water was seen gushing over the half-built depletion sluice gates. The temporary dam had been built by pouring soil for the construction of the depletion sluice gates.
Meanwhile, residents have alleged that technical glitches have delayed the completion of dam work. Though the construction of Kanpur project and Baitarani embankment was started during the previous government, work on depletion sluice gates was not taken up. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi had announced in several meetings to complete the project by June, 2025.
The dam work was nearing completion when the incumbent government was informed that the depletion sluice gates had not been constructed.
This story is from the July 04, 2025 edition of Orissa POST.
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