Construction of an additional spillway at Odisha's Hirakud Dam will soon begin to enhance flood discharge capacity. A World Bank and CWC team visited the site for a review. The Rs 884 crore project ...

Hirakud reservoir built across river Mahanadi in Sambalpur is one of the earliest major multi-purpose river valley projects of India. Spanning an area of 743 sq km when full, the dam and dykes ...

Built across Mahanadi River, Hirakud Dam is one of the first major multipurpose ... elevate Odisha’s prominence on Bharat’s tourism map,” he said.

Bhubaneswar: The state govt has decided to undertake three important projects related to the Hirakud dam under the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP), Phase III, by investing Rs ...