Hirakud Dam
Dams & ProjectsOdishaImportance 5/5medium
Large dam on the Mahanadi River in Odisha.
Why UPSC cares
- High-yield location (importance 5/5) — prioritise for Prelims recall.
- Exam theme: Water.
- Exam theme: Infrastructure.
Prelims facts
- Coordinates:
- 21.5700° N, 83.8600° E
- State/UT:
- Odisha
- Category:
- Dams & Projects
Prelims lens · study aid, machine-composed from the facts above — verify before citing
Remember Hirakud Dam as dams & projects in Odisha — a high-yield pin worth weekly revision. Ask yourself: which state, which neighbours on the map, and one current-affairs hook.
Related locations
- Bhakra Nangal Dam · Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
- Tehri Dam · Uttarakhand
- Sardar Sarovar Dam · Gujarat
- Nagarjuna Sagar Dam · Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
- Farakka Barrage · West Bengal
- Polavaram Project · Andhra Pradesh
Official sources
Source: CWC/NRSC River Basin Atlas
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