Hirakud Reservoir Subject – Geography Context – Odisha plans ‘odyssey’ to wild cattle island. Hirakud reservoir to open for ecotourism. Concept – It is a multipurpose scheme conceived by Er. M. Visveswaraya in 1937, after recurrence of devastating floods in Mahanadi river. Its first hydro power was commissioned in 1956. Hirakud Dam is built across […]