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Odisha Govt. blamed for declining quality of river water
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The Indian Rivers: Scientific and Socio-economic Aspects
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1257:"Major and Medium Projects in the Mahanadi Basin"
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2210:Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Setu
1317:The Imperial Gazetteer of India
1119:Singh, Dhruv Sen (2017-12-30).
984:"Mahanadi River (river, India)"
591:, before finally ending in the
1102:"Details About Mahanadi River"
712:, it is dammed by the longest
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251:Physical characteristics
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1753:Reservoirs and dams in India
882:Jobra bridge on the Mahanadi
420: • elevation
329: • elevation
3077:Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge
2205:Second Mahanadi Rail Bridge
1323:The Encyclopædia Britannica
1282:"India: The Water Carriers"
458: • location
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27:River in East Central India
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1356:Kayaking on River Mahanadi
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1329:The Columbus Encyclopedia
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30:Not to be confused with
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727:After the formation of
653:Source and Upper Course
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133:Dakshina Kosala kingdom
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2200:Mahanadi Bridge, Boudh
1319:, William Hunter, 1901
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2702:Mahanadi River Delta
2692:Chota Nagpur Plateau
1764:Rivers of Bangladesh
1302:. 12 September 2011.
1146:Singh, D.S. (2017).
931:Plum-headed parakeet
914:Mahanadi River near
424:0 m (0 ft)
37:For other uses, see
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1730:Lakes of Bangladesh
1393:Indian subcontinent
1391:Hydrography of the
1037:Studies in indology
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2080:Hot springs
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2066:Koilighugar
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1914:Kushabhadra
1826:Hydrography
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1623:Borith Lake
1593:Indus Delta
1427:Brahmaputra
1224:"Mahanadi".
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3661:See also:
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3384:Arma Konda
3358:Servarayan
3338:Nallamalla
3282:Vamsadhara
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2969:Sambalpuri
2884:Kendrapara
2859:Sundergarh
2854:Mayurbhanj
2844:Jharsuguda
2666:Sondur Dam
2615:South Koel
2610:South Karo
2575:North Karo
2397:Chitrakote
2390:Waterfalls
2123:Gahirmatha
2092:Deulajhari
2031:Barehipani
2019:Waterfalls
1979:Vamsadhara
1954:South Koel
1949:South Karo
1939:Rushikulya
1723:Categories
1648:Malampuzha
1633:Gosaikunda
1618:Lake Powai
1422:Bhagirathi
1267:2014-02-18
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1165:2019-08-13
965:References
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437:Basin size
394:86°42′39″E
391:20°17′43″N
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174:Subarnapur
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3538:Koundinya
3489:Parks and
3368:Velikonda
3363:Sirumalai
3242:Ponnaiyar
3045:Transport
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2118:Chandipur
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1884:Indravati
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1780:Pakistan
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698:Shivnath
659:seasonal
605:Sanskrit
245:Paradeep
198:Nayagarh
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3558:Nalbana
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3533:Krishna
3528:Kolleru
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3298:Ajodhya
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1995:Anshupa
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1667:Coastal
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1492:Krishna
1452:Gandaki
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1432:Chambal
1407:Bagmati
808:Kuakhai
776:Cuttack
772:Cuttack
740:monsoon
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303:81°55′E
300:20°07′N
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229:Sonepur
225:Cuttack
186:Cuttack
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3618:States
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3333:Mettur
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3267:Swetha
3262:Sileru
3257:Sarada
3252:Sabari
3207:Kaveri
3180:Rivers
3072:NH 111
2949:Santal
2939:Kurukh
2874:Jajpur
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2005:Kanjia
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1988:Lakes
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