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    The Mahānadī and Brāhmani rivers rise in Chhattisgarh and Orissa states, respectively, and flow east to empty into the Bay of Bengal. The waters of all these rivers are used to ...

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    1. Gangā (Modern Ganges).-One of the five great rivers (Mahānadī) that water Jambudīpa, the others being Yamunā, Aciravatī, Sarabhū, and Mahī (E.g., Vin.ii.237;

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Mahānadī, river in east central India, traversing a length of 900 km (560 mi). It rises in west central Chhattisgarh state and flows eastward into Orissa state, where it cuts through a valley of the Eastern Ghats mountains and enters a delta near Cuttack to empty into the Bay of Bengal. The Tel and Hasdo rivers are major tributaries. Hirakud Dam (1956), a large earthen structure at Sambalpur, regulates the flow of the Mahānadī and produces hydroelectricity.



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