Hirakud is the longest earthen Dam in the world and stands across the mighty river, Mahanadi, in the Sambalpur region of Odisha. It was the first major multipurpose river valley project after India’s Independence in 1947.
This human-made structure is located 15 km north of Sambalpur – its majesty only rivaled by the sparkling waters of the river it stands on. With an area of 1,33,090 sq km, the Dam is more than twice the area of Sri Lanka.
The main Hirakud Dam has an overall length of 4.8 km (3.0 mi), stretching across the Laxmidungri hills on the left and the cv Chandili Dunguri hills on the right .
VEDIK GNAN
The basic Vedic texts are the Samhita “Collections” of the four Vedas:
Rig-Ved “Knowledge of the Hymns of Praise”, for recitation.
*Sama-Veda* “Knowledge of the Melodies”, for chanting.
*Yajur-Veda* “Knowledge of the Sacrificial formulas”, for liturgy.
*Atharva-Veda* “Knowledge of the Magic formulas”, named after a kind of group of priests
LEARN Sanskrit- निसर्ग* = Bestowing, granting, creation and natural state or condition or form or character.
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Ch. Naveen Kumar |
