Q. Hirakud Dam reservoir, which was seen in the news, is in which state?
Answer:
Odisha
Notes: The collapse of an ash pond in a thermal power plant run by the state-owned Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) has destroyed crops and polluted the Hirakud Dam reservoir.
A breach in the pond’s dyke at Banharpali village in the district caused its dam to collapse. Slurry from the pond flowed into paddy fields spread across 150 acres of land. Most of the croplands had standing paddy crops while in some of the land, the freshly harvested crops are completely destroyed. The slurry has also damaged the soil for future cultivation.