Hirakud Dam World's longest Dam Location~District Sambalpur State orisa (India) Construction time~ 1947 Opening time~1957 River~Mahanadi Construction cost ~1.01 billion Rupees(1953) Type of Dam~ Composite dam and reservoir Height~60.96 m (200 ft) Length~ 4.8 km (3 mi) (main section) 25.8 km (16 mi) (entire dam) Installed Capacity (Power Generation)~ 347.5 MW Hirakud Dam has three canals, namely Bargarh Main Canal , Sason Canal and Sambalpur Canal. Bargarh Main canal has a water discharge rate of 4000 cusecs. Industrial use-- Water from Hirakud Dam at a later stage was allocated to various industries, primarily for mineral processing and coal fired thermal power plants in Jharsuguda and Sambalpur districts Water conflict~ The major conflict for water was reported when over...
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