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The Odisha Temple Authorisation Act of 1948 empowered the government of Odisha to open temples for all Hindus, including Dalits. [132] Perhaps the oldest scripture of Odisha is the Madala Panji from the Puri Temple believed from 1042 AD. Famous Hindu Odia scripture includes the 16th-century Bhagabata of Jagannatha Dasa. [133]
The Government of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor , appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government, and their post is largely ceremonial.
The Sundargarh district forms the northwestern part of the Odisha state and is the second largest district in the state accounting for 6.23% of the total area. The geographical area of the district is 9,712 km 2 (3,750 sq mi). The district spreads from 21°36′N to 22°32′N and from 83°32′E to 85°22′E. [2]
It is about 851 km long (494 km in Odisha) and its catchment area spreads over 141,600 km 2, [19] out of which 65,580 km 2 (42% of area of the state) lies in Odisha. The river carries on an average about 92,600 million m of water. [20] [21] [22] Inside Odisha boundaries, Mahanadi's Tributaries include the Ib, The Ong, and the Tel.
Odisha, a state on the eastern coast of India, is divided into 30 administrative geographical units called Districts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] These 30 districts have been placed under three different revenue divisions to streamline their governance.
The remaining five union territories are directly ruled by the central government through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act, states were reorganised on a linguistic basis. [2] Their structure has since remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is further divided into administrative districts.
Odisha – one of the 29 states of India, located in the eastern coast. Odisha has 485 kilometres (301 mi) of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east, from Balasore to Malkangiri . [ 1 ] It is the 9th largest state by area , and the 11th largest by population .
Its territory corresponds with the present-day state of Odisha. On 22 March 1912, both Bihar and Orissa divisions were separated from the Bengal Presidency as Bihar and Orissa Province . On 1 April 1936, Bihar and Orissa Province was split to form Bihar Province and Orissa Province.