Mahanadi River The Mahanadi River system is the third larges | IMAWITHLOVE
Mahanadi River
The Mahanadi River system is the third largest of peninsular India and the largest river of Odisha state.
Its basin extends over states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and comparatively smaller portions of Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
The river originates from Sihawa in Chattisgarh and Drains near False point in Odisha, Bay of Bengal.
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.
Puri, at one of its mouths, is a famous pilgrimage site.
Mahanadi basin, because of its rich mineral resource and adequate power resource, has a favorable industrial climate.
Tributaries :
Left - Seonath, mand, Ib, Hasdeo
Right - Ong, Parry, jonk, Telen
The Mahanadi was notorious for its devastating floods for much of recorded history. Thus it was called 'the sorrow of Orissa'.
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