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Displaced by Hirakud Dam

Displaced by Hirakud Dam

"If you are to suffer, you should suffer in the interest of the country.” These are the words of Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, in a speech given to the people who would be displaced by the Hirakud Dam.

About this community

Dam
Hirakud Dam
River
Mahanadi River
Established
1946
Inundated
1946-1957
Population
150,000