Mahanadi River
Overview
The Mahanadi (OR - ମହାନଦୀ) in East Central India
. It drains an area of around 141,600 km2 and has a total course of 858 km. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh
and Orissa
.
Like many other season
al Indian rivers, the Mahanadi too is a combination of many mountain streams and thus its precise source is impossible to pinpoint. However its farthest headwaters lie 6 km from Pharisiya village 442 m above sea level south of Nagri
town in Dhamtari district
of Chhattisgarh.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It drains an area of around 141,600 km2 and has a total course of 858 km. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....
and Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
.
Like many other season
Season
A season is a division of the year, marked by changes in weather, ecology, and hours of daylight.Seasons result from the yearly revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis relative to the plane of revolution...
al Indian rivers, the Mahanadi too is a combination of many mountain streams and thus its precise source is impossible to pinpoint. However its farthest headwaters lie 6 km from Pharisiya village 442 m above sea level south of Nagri
Nagri
Nagri is a town and a nagar panchayat in Dhamtari district in the Indian state of Chhattishgarh.-Demographics: India census, Nagri had a population of 6565. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Nagri has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%:...
town in Dhamtari district
Dhamtari District
Dhamtari is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It was officially formed on July 6, 1998, from an amalgamation of Dhamma and Tarai . The district headquarter is Dhamtari. It is situated between 20042' N Latitude and 81o33' Longtitude...
of Chhattisgarh.
