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Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. It is the longest earthen dam in the world. Behind the dam extends a 55 km (34 mi) long lake, Hirakud Reservoir .
At this point in time however, the main functional unit at Hirakud is the aluminium smelter of Hindalco and its associated units. The smelter set up by Jindal Steel and Power in 1959 at Hirakud and later acquired by Hindalco, was the country's second aluminium smelter operating on grid power sourced from the hydro power station of the Hirakud ...
Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam [1] which was the first major multipurpose river valley project after India's independence in 1947. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha , before finally ending in the Bay of Bengal .
Padmasambhava, one of the main early scholars of Tibetan Buddhism, was said to be the son of the king of Sambhal of Oddiyana. Almost all historians see this area as the Swat Valley; some cite literary and archaeological evidence to associate Oddiyana with modern-day Odisha. There is evidence to suggest Sambalpur was a centre of Tantric ...
Hirakud is a small township located in Sambalpur in Odisha. It was a Notified Area Council ( NAC ) which was later included along with Burla in Sambalpur city to become a Municipal Corporation . This city is a hub of HINDALCO , an Indian aluminium and copper manufacturing company.
Hindi Film Songs: 1158. Hindi Non-Film songs: 47. Bengali Film Songs: 26. ... "O Dil Sambhal" Sandesh Shandilya: Soumik Sen: Shaan Mere Baap Pehle Aap "Shamma Shamma"
Lata Mangeshkar (born Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian legendary playback singer, music producer and music director who made music in Hindi and other Indian languages. Many of her old songs have featured in various new films (Bollywood or Indian films) and have also been credited. But such songs, unless re ...
The Ib River near Jharsuguda. The Ib River is a tributary of the Mahanadi River in central India, which it joins to flow directly into the Hirakud Reservoir in Odisha state. . The Ib originates in hills near Pandrapet at an elevation of 762 metres (2,500