Question

Hirakund dam is situated on the river_____.
a. Narmada
b. Mahanadi
c. Sutlej
d. Ganga

Answer 1

Hint: The source of this river is Shawna. The river is in east-central India and in the ancient era it was known as “ Kanaknandini “. The river flows from Chhattisgarh and Odisha and the valley of its river is known for its fertile soil and flourishing agriculture.

Step by step answer:
Hirakund dam is the longest dam in the world. The foundation of the dam was laid by Sir Hawthorne Lewis on 15th March 1946. The dam is built on the Mahanadi river and is located in Odisha. The total length of the dam is 4.8 Km. The dam is located between two hills namely the laxmi dungri on the left side and the chandili dungri on the right side. The dam also has two observation tower called “ Gandhi Minar “ and “ Jawahar Minar “. The dam has a total of three canals namely Bargarh main canal, Season canal, and Sambalpur canal. The dam helps to control the floods in the Mahanadi delta and is also the major earthen dam in India. The Mahanadi River flows in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh. The river in Dwapara Yuga was called “ Chitrotpala “, In Treta Yuga it was called “ Nilotpala “, and in the Mahabharata era, it was called “ Mahananda “. The total length of the river is 858 Km. The Mahanadi river is known as “ Sorrow of Orissa “ because of its devastating flood recorded as per the history of the river.

So, the correct answer is

Note The height of the Hirakund dam is 60.96 m and the total capacity of this reservoir is 5,896,000,000 meter cube. The construction of this dam began in 1947. The Mahanadi River flows through the region of the “ Dandkaranaya region “, “ Dakshina Kosala Kingdon “, and “Coastal Kingdom”.