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The
stunning lines of one of the world's
longest dams, across the Mahanadi
River, dominant the view. The vast
lake stretching upstream from Hirakud
on the river Mahanadi, surrounded
by hills on either side and barraged
by the dam below, covers an area of
746sq.kms. and has a shoreline of
640kms.
It
is possible to drive along the dyke
on a 21kms. Long roadway and survey
the panoramic beauty from water
tower with a revolving platform
called the Jawahar Minar situated
on the western end.
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Hirakud is at a distance of 26 kms
from Sambalpur town. Large number
of migratory birds comes here during
winter. |
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