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The power with agricultural irrigation was generated in 1956, but with full potential, the power and agricultural irrigation started in 1966. The final cost of making the longest dam was Rs 1,000.2 million. Then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the dam on January 13, 1957. The foundation stone for the dam was laid in 1946, but the dam was completed in 1953 and was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. For the dam, 1,347,000 acres were selected for irrigation, and for electricity power, 48,000 kW were generated.
It was estimated to be completed by June 1955. The cost of the project was Rs 92.80 crore. The government appointed the Committee of Mazumdar to keep an eye on the project. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru contributed to the dam by laying the first concrete batch after two years on April 12, 1948. The foundation stone was laid on March 15, 1946. The dam’s foundation stone was laid by Sir Hawthorne Lewis, who was the governor of Odisha at that time. It is considered one of the first major multipurpose river valley projects and is the oldest and was started after India’s independence. In August 2022, it was declared a Ramsar site. Hirakud dam also has a 55-kilometre-long reservoir. It is 15 km long and starts from Sambalpur, which belongs to the state of Odisha. Hirakud dam is the longest earthen dam in the world, built over the Mahanadi river.
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