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The Mahanadi River is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around 132,100 square kilometres (51,000 sq mi) and has a total length of 900 kilometres (560 mi). Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam which was the first major
About Mahanadi River: It is one of the major east-flowing peninsular rivers in India. Origin: The river originates from the Sihawa range of hills in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh state.
Mahanadi River, river in central India, rising in the hills of southeastern Chhattisgarh state. The Mahanadi (“Great River”) follows a total course of 560 miles (900 km) and has an estimated drainage area of 51,000 square miles (132,100 square km).
Aug 18, 2022 · The Mahanadi River system is the third largest of peninsular India after Godavari and Krishna, and the largest river of Odisha state. The catchment area of the river extends to Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.
Mar 13, 2020 · Mahanadi. Mahanadi is one of the important Rivers of India. The river lies in east central India. The length of the river is 559 miles or 900 km. The river has a catchment basin of...
The Mahanadi River is also called the great river and is by sheer size the largest river that flows in Orissa. The river has great ecological and industrial importance for the state and is a means of livelihood for many.
MAHANADI RIVER SYSTEM. Originates in Chhattisgarh, south of Amarkantak. Basin states: Chhattisgarh and Odisha and comparatively smaller portions of Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, draining an area of 1,41,589 Sq.km.
Aug 9, 2021 · Mahanadi dispute: Changes in the laws at national level needed to establish the rights of communities over river, say ecologists. Even as two Indian states – Odisha and Chhattisgarh – have locked horns for years over distribution of Mahanadi river water, public discontentment is brewing in Odisha as the water-level of Hirakud dam situated ...
Mahanadi (məhä´nədē), river, c.550 mi (885 km) long, rising in S Chhattisgarh state, central India, and flowing north then east through a gorge in the Eastern Ghats, across Odisha (Orissa) state, forming a delta before entering the Bay of Bengal near Cuttack.
The Mahanadi basin extends over states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and comparatively smaller portions of Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, draining an area of 1,41,589 Sq.km which is nearly 4.3% of the total geographical area of the country.
