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Mahanadi River near Satkosia Tiger Reserve, Odisha. Plum-headed parakeet at Tikrapara on the bank of river Mahanadi. The Mahanadi was notorious for its devastating floods for much of recorded history. Thus it was called 'the sorrow of Orissa'. However the construction of the Hirakud Dam has greatly altered the situation. Today a network of ...
The alluvial valley is wide and relatively flat with a meandering river channel that changes its course. [1] The Mahanadi River flows slowly for 900 kilometres (560 mi) and has an estimated drainage area of 132,100 square kilometres (51,000 sq mi). [2] It deposits more silt than almost any other river in the Indian subcontinent. [3]
[8] [9] The Mahananda divides the district into two regions — the eastern region, consisting mainly of old alluvial and relatively infertile soil is commonly known as Barind (Barendrabhumi), and the western region, which is further subdivided by the river Kalindri into two areas, the northern area is known as "Tal". It is low-lying and ...
The Birupa River is a river which flows through the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha. [1] [2] It is a distributary of the Mahanadi River.It originates from the Mahanadi's upper reaches and joins the Brahmani River at Krushnanagar before emptying into the Bay of Bengal at Dhamra. [3]
An illustration of Mahanadi Koyakhai distributary system in Odisha, India draining into Bay of Bengal and Chilka lake. Picture not drawn to scale. The Devi River is one of the principal distributaries of the Mahanadi River in India. It flows through Jagatsinghpur district and Puri district across the Indian state of Odisha and joins the Bay of ...
The old traditions are still celebrated in the annual Boita Bandana festival including its major celebration at Cuttack on the banks of Mahanadi river called Bali Jatra, and are held for seven days in October-November at various coastal districts, most famous at Cuttack though.
As the most biodiverse river in North America, the Duck is home to more than 150 species of fish, more than 20 species of aquatic snails, and more than 50 species of freshwater mussels—many of ...
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