Balbashpur village in Kilasama gram panchayat of the district is located just about 10 km away from Left Dyke of Hirakud Dam. The 1,500 inhabitants, though, feel the pangs of water scarcity every year when summer sets in.
A dry zone, water level in the village depends on Sason canal, which is barely a kilometre away from the village, besides the Hirakud dam reservoir (HDR). The six water bodies in the village have knee-deep muddy water and it will dry up after release of water from HDR to Sason Main canal is stopped around mid-May when summer is at its peak. This apart, there are two tubewells in the village, but the water flow is thin.

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