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Rivers(Some additional Info)
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Rivers(Some additional Info)
Mahanadi
River
Source: Danadkarnya
Left bank: Sheonath, Hasdo and Mand
Right bank: Tel, Jonk, Ong  Hirakund dam
Olive Ridley T urtles: Gahirmatha beach, Orissa: Nesting turtles  River 
flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
River Ends in Bay of Bengal
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Rivers(Some additional Info)
Mahanadi
River
Source: Danadkarnya
Left bank: Sheonath, Hasdo and Mand
Right bank: Tel, Jonk, Ong  Hirakund dam
Olive Ridley T urtles: Gahirmatha beach, Orissa: Nesting turtles  River 
flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
River Ends in Bay of Bengal
Mahanadi
River
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Rivers(Some additional Info)
Mahanadi
River
Source: Danadkarnya
Left bank: Sheonath, Hasdo and Mand
Right bank: Tel, Jonk, Ong  Hirakund dam
Olive Ridley T urtles: Gahirmatha beach, Orissa: Nesting turtles  River 
flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
River Ends in Bay of Bengal
Mahanadi
River
Mahanadi
River
• The Mahanadi basin extends over states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and
comparatively smaller portions of Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Madhya
Pradesh, draining an area of 1.4 lakh Sq.km.
• It is bounded by the Central India hills on the north, by the Eastern Ghats 
on the south and east and by the Maikala range on the west.
• The Mahanadi (“Great River”) follows a total course of 560 miles (900  
km).
• It has its source in the northern foothills of Dandakaranya in Raipur  
District of Chhattisgarh at an elevation of 442 m.
• The Mahanadi is one of the major rivers of the peninsular rivers, in water 
potential and flood producing capacity, it ranks second to the Godavari.
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Rivers(Some additional Info)
Mahanadi
River
Source: Danadkarnya
Left bank: Sheonath, Hasdo and Mand
Right bank: Tel, Jonk, Ong  Hirakund dam
Olive Ridley T urtles: Gahirmatha beach, Orissa: Nesting turtles  River 
flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
River Ends in Bay of Bengal
Mahanadi
River
Mahanadi
River
• The Mahanadi basin extends over states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and
comparatively smaller portions of Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Madhya
Pradesh, draining an area of 1.4 lakh Sq.km.
• It is bounded by the Central India hills on the north, by the Eastern Ghats 
on the south and east and by the Maikala range on the west.
• The Mahanadi (“Great River”) follows a total course of 560 miles (900  
km).
• It has its source in the northern foothills of Dandakaranya in Raipur  
District of Chhattisgarh at an elevation of 442 m.
• The Mahanadi is one of the major rivers of the peninsular rivers, in water 
potential and flood producing capacity, it ranks second to the Godavari.
Mahanadi
River
• Other small streams between the Mahanadi and the Rushikulya 
draining directly into the Chilka Lake also forms the part of the basin.
• After receiving the Seonath River, it turns east and enters Odisha state.
• At Sambalpur the Hirakud Dam (one of the largest dams in India) on  
the river has formed a man-made lake 35 miles (55 km) long.
• It enters the Odisha plains near Cuttack and enters the Bay of Bengal at  
False Point by several channels.
• Puri, at one of its mouths, is a famous pilgrimage site.