Question

On which river is the Hirakud Dam situated?
1. Sutlej
2. Kaveri
3. Mahanadi
4. Bhagirathi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Mahanadi

The correct answer is Mahanadi.

• It is located in Sambalpur, Odisha and is a composite dam and reservoir.
• The height of the Hirakund dam is 60.96 mt and the length is 25.8 km.
• Its present capacity is 347.5 MW with -
  • Power House I (Burla): 2 x 49.5 MW, 3 x 37.5 MW, 2 x 32 MW
  •  PowerHouse II (Chiplima): 3 x 24 MW
•  Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid its first batch of concrete on 12 April 1948.

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• In 1952 Majumdar committee was formed to oversee the technical feasibility of this project.
• Cattle Island is located in one of the extreme points of the Hirakud Reservoir.

• Bhakra Dam is located on the Sutlej River.
• Krishna Raja Sagar Dam, Kallanai Dam, Mettur Dam, Kabini Dam and Amravati Dams are located on the Kaveri River.
• Maneri Damn\, Joshiyara (Bhali) Dam, Koteshwar Dam, and Tehri Dam are located on the Bhagirathi River.