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Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary (Odia: ଚନ୍ଦକା ହାତୀ ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ) is a wildlife reserve located in the south fringe of Cuttack in the Indian state of Odisha. Nestled on Khurdha uplands of the Eastern Ghats biotic region, Chandaka forest is spread over 175.79 square kilometres (67.87 sq mi) of rolling table land and ...
Dam/Reservoir River Location Storage capacity Reservoir level Height of Dam Length of Dam No. of Gates Type Reservoir Area Year of Completion Purpose Almatti Dam [9] [10] Krishna: Basavana Bagevadi taluk, Bijapur district: 123.25 tmcft: 519.6 m: 49.29 m: 1564.85 m: 26: Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam: 540.11 km 2: 1999: Irrigation ...
Jhumka Dam, a dam in the Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary, Odisha, India This page was last edited on 22 April 2023, at 07:41 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Jhumka is a town in the Sunsari District between Inaruwa and Itahari. [1] It is about 7 kilometeres from the main city of Itahari. Some of the famous landmarks of Jhumka are Jhumka Nahar, Jhumka Park, Pipraha Playground,Miteri Pool,selfi pool,Bamari chowck etc. It is also the gateway to Ramdhuni Mandir, Auliya dham, Chatara and Barahkshetra Mandir.
Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. It is the longest earthen dam in the world. Behind the dam extends a 55 km (34 mi) long lake, Hirakud Reservoir. It is one of the first major multipurpose river valley projects started after India's independence.
Bhubaneswar is an administrative, information technology, education and tourism city. [20] Bhubaneswar was ranked as the best place to do business in India by the World Bank in 2014. [44] Bhubaneswar has emerged as one of the fast-growing, important trading and commercial hub in the state and eastern India. [45]
In 1985, the bank pledged $450 million to finance the Sardar Sarovar dam and canal, the keystone of an effort to turn the Narmada River into a series of reservoirs that would serve the state’s most drought-prone regions. The bank estimated in 1987 that 60,000 people would be affected by the project.
Scenic beauty of Sapua Dam reservoir. The Sapua Dam is nestled around 90 km away from Bhubaneswar in the mid of a saal foreste. The dam overlooks a bridge and the verdant mountains. This area is full of green forest and a picnic spot. Once it was a barred area, this zone is now used for camping, sightseeing and picnics by tourists. [2]