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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of central India flowing about 885 km (550 mi) north and generally east to the Bay of Bengal.
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- proper noun A
river in CentralIndia . It has a course of 858 kms and flows through the states ofChhattisgarh andOrissa .
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Examples
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Even as over 38 lakh people have been marooned by the flood fury in Mahanadi and other rivers in the state, out honourable politicians have begun the blame game.
Archive 2008-09-01 2008
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Even as over 38 lakh people have been marooned by the flood fury in Mahanadi and other rivers in the state, out honourable politicians have begun the blame game.
Blame Game begins: Did Wrong Operation of Hirakud Dam trigger flood disaster? 2008
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As many as 70 industries were allocated water from the river basins such as Mahanadi, Brahmani, Baitarani, Kolab and Rushikulya.
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Similarly the Kondwans apparently derive their name from the tract south of the Mahanadi which is named after the Khond tribe, and was formerly owned by them.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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-- A name of a tract south of the Mahanadi which is called after the Khond tribe, and was formerly owned by them.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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Water resource departments detected 28 breaches those had occurred on various embankments of rivers such as Mahanadi, Luna, Chitroptala, Bhargabi, Kathajodi and Kushabhadra.
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Water resource departments detected 28 breaches those had occurred on various embankments of rivers such as Mahanadi, Luna, Chitroptala, Bhargabi, Kathajodi and Kushabhadra.
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Water resource departments detected 28 breaches those had occurred on various embankments of rivers such as Mahanadi, Luna, Chitroptala, Bhargabi, Kathajodi and Kushabhadra.
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Water resource departments detected 28 breaches those had occurred on various embankments of rivers such as Mahanadi, Luna, Chitroptala, Bhargabi, Kathajodi and Kushabhadra.
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Water resource departments detected 28 breaches those had occurred on various embankments of rivers such as Mahanadi, Luna, Chitroptala, Bhargabi, Kathajodi and Kushabhadra.
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