give a brief note on hirakud dam project.
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Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. Behind the dam extends a lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km (34 mi) long. It is one of the first major multipurpose river valley projects started after India's independence. It is the longest and the second largest dam in the world.
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Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. Behind the dam extends a lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km (34 mi) long. It is one of the first major multipurpose river valley projects started after India's independence. It is the longest and the second largest dam in the world.
Hirakud Dam
Hirakud Dam Panorama.jpg
Floodgates of Hirakud Dam
Hirakud Dam is located in OdishaHirakud Dam
Location of Hirakud Dam in Odisha
Official name
ହୀରାକୁଦ ବନ୍ଧ
Location
16.5 km from Sambalpur, Odisha
Coordinates
21.57°N 83.87°E
Construction began
1947
Opening date
1957
Construction cost
1.01 billion Rs in 1953
Dam and spillways
Type of dam
Composite dam and reservoir
Impounds
Mahanadi River
Height
60.96 m (200 ft)
Length
4.8 km (3 mi) (main section)
25.8 km (16 mi) (entire dam)
Spillways
64 sluice-gates, 34 crest-gates
Spillway capacity
42,450 cubic metres per second (1,499,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity
5,896,000,000 m3 (4,779,965 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area
83,400 km2 (32,201 sq mi)
Power Station
Turbines
Power House I (Burla): 2 x 49.5 MW, 3 x 37.5 MW, 2 x 32 MW Kaplan-type
Power House II (Chiplima): 3 x 24 MW[1]
Installed capacity
347.5 MW[1]
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