Mahanadi River

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The Mahanadi River is a river of eastern India. The Mahanadi rises in the Satpura Range of central India, and flows east to the Bay of Bengal. The Mahanadi drains most of the state of Chhattisgarh and much of Orissa and also Jharkhand and Maharashtra. It has a length of about 860 km.

Near the city of Sambalpur, a large dam - the Hirakud Dam - is built on the river. It has a high Gandhi Minar (tower) for inspection of the dam.

The fertile plains of the Mahanadi valley are home to intensive rice cultivation, and hinterland to the city of Raipur, one of the places located on its bank, is known as "the rice bowl." The Mahanadi and Brahmani rivers together form a large delta where they meet the Bay of Bengal. Tributaries of the Mahanadi include the Tel, Mand, and Hasdo rivers.