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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 lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km (34 mi) long. It is one of the first major multipurpose river valley projects started after India's independence.
It moved to the west-northwest and failed to intensify, moving ashore near Chandabali, Odisha on August 28. Once over land, the depression stalled, before dissipating on August 29. Rainfall from the storm peaked at 200 mm (7.9 in) at Kantamal in Odisha, and there were no reports of damage. [1]
The economy of Odisha is the 15th-largest state economy in India with ₹ 5.86 trillion (US$70 billion) in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of ₹ 127,383 (US$1,500). [6] Odisha ranks 32nd among Indian states in Human Development Index. [27]
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.
Despite the storm's ferocity, the government did not report about the cyclone for ten days, as they usually under report on landfalling storms. [8] The cyclone caused heavy damage throughout Rakhine State , destroying or heavily damaging 4,035 homes and leaving 25,000 people homeless.
In 1923, the Bhubanananda Odisha School of Engineering was established in Cuttack. It was the first technical diploma institution in the region. [120] In 1927, the districts of Cuttack and Balasore were hit by abnormal floods for the third successive year. About 28,756 families were affected by the floods according to the government report. [121]
The per capita income of the state was ₹98,983 (US$1,531) in 2013–14. [15] The state has a public debt of ₹38,666 crore (US$6.34 billion), which is ₹8,909 per capita (US$146), at the end of 2013–14. [16] According to ASSOCHAM, in the fiscal year 2011–12, Odisha received investment proposals worth ₹49,527 crore (US$9.296 billion). [10]
The tenure of sixteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly was scheduled to end on 24 June 2024. [1] The previous assembly elections were held in April 2019. After the elections, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) formed the state government, with the then incumbent Naveen Patnaik continuing as the Chief Minister.