FORESTRY
FOREST POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
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Question
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Which dam is built on Mahanadi river?
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Sardar Sarovar dam
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Bhakra Nangal dam
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Canals
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Hirakud dam
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hirakud is the longest earthen dam in the world; it is built on the river Mahanadi in Odisha.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 15 March 1946, Sir Hawthorne Lewis, the Governor of Odisha, laid the foundation stone of the Hirakud Dam. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the first batch of concrete on 12 April 1948.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hirakud Dam is a dam constructed across the Mahanadi River in the Indian state of Odisha, about $15$ kilometres ($9$ miles) from Sambalpur.
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