Question

Hirakud project is built across ............... river. Fill in the blank.

Answer 1

Answer:

Mahanadi River

Explanation:

• Hirakud Dam is about 15 km stretched in Sambalpur in Odisha, India.
• Hirakud Reservoir situated behind the Hirakud Dam is 55 km long.
• It is the fourth largest dam in the World and the largest Dam in India.
• Hirakud project was India's first multipurpose project after Independence.
• In 1945, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar decided to invest in Mahanadi and regulate it for a multi-purpose function which will result in potential benefits.
• The foundation stone was laid on 15 March 1946 by Hawthorne Lewis.

Answer 2

Answer:

Hirakud project is built across Mahanadi River.

Explanation:

The Hirakud project is also called as the Mahanadi Valley Project, as its main dam, the Hirakud Dam has been constructed on the river Mahanadi. The river has its source in the Mikal Hills present in Chhattisgarh and it flows for hundreds of kilometers through Orissa before entering the 'Bay of Bengal'. The Hirakud Dam 'has been built' across the Mahanadi about 14 km.