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Mahanadi
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Rises near Sihawa in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh and runs through Odisha to the Bay of Bengal. 53% of its basin lies in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, 47% in Odisha. Some navigation is carried on in its lower course.
📘 NCERT Class 11, India: Physical Environment, Ch. 3 (Drainage System) ↗
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