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Question
Hirakud dam is based on which of the following rivers?
Options
River Godavari
River Mahanadi
River Krishna
River Narmada
Solution
River Mahanadi
Explanation:
Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15km from Sambalpur in Odisha. It is one of the first major multipurpose river valley projects started after India's independence. The dam helps control floods in the Mahanadi delta and irrigates 75,000 sq km of land.
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