Hirakud Dam
E334824
Hirakud Dam is one of the world’s longest earthen dams, built across the Mahanadi River in Odisha, India, primarily for flood control, irrigation, and hydroelectric power generation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hirakud Dam canonical | 3 |
| Hirakud Reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3178530 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hirakud Dam Context triple: [Sambalpur, nearbyMajorDam, Hirakud Dam]
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A.
Narayanpur Dam
Narayanpur Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric structure built across the Krishna River in Karnataka, India.
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B.
Gandhi Sagar Dam
Gandhi Sagar Dam is a large masonry gravity dam in Madhya Pradesh, India, forming one of the major reservoirs on the Chambal River and supporting hydroelectric power generation and irrigation.
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C.
Ghataprabha Dam
Ghataprabha Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Ghataprabha River to support agriculture and water supply in the region.
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D.
Jawahar Sagar Dam
Jawahar Sagar Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Chambal River in Rajasthan, India.
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E.
Malaprabha Dam
Malaprabha Dam is a major irrigation and water-supply dam built across the Malaprabha River in Karnataka, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hirakud Dam Target entity description: Hirakud Dam is one of the world’s longest earthen dams, built across the Mahanadi River in Odisha, India, primarily for flood control, irrigation, and hydroelectric power generation.
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A.
Narayanpur Dam
Narayanpur Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric structure built across the Krishna River in Karnataka, India.
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B.
Gandhi Sagar Dam
Gandhi Sagar Dam is a large masonry gravity dam in Madhya Pradesh, India, forming one of the major reservoirs on the Chambal River and supporting hydroelectric power generation and irrigation.
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C.
Ghataprabha Dam
Ghataprabha Dam is a major irrigation and hydroelectric dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Ghataprabha River to support agriculture and water supply in the region.
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D.
Jawahar Sagar Dam
Jawahar Sagar Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Chambal River in Rajasthan, India.
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E.
Malaprabha Dam
Malaprabha Dam is a major irrigation and water-supply dam built across the Malaprabha River in Karnataka, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
earthen dam ⓘ hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| designedFor | multi-purpose river valley development ⓘ |
| hasPowerStation |
Burla power house
ⓘ
Chiplima power house ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint |
Gandhi Minar
ⓘ
Nehru Minar ⓘ |
| height | about 60.96 metres ⓘ |
| impact |
displacement of local population
ⓘ
submergence of villages in upstream area ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy | Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the world’s longest earthen dams
ⓘ
large flood moderation capacity ⓘ |
| length | about 4.8 kilometres (main dam) ⓘ |
| lengthIncludingDykes | about 25.8 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orissa
ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
|
| locatedNear |
Burla
ⓘ
Hirakud town ⓘ Sambalpur ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Mahanadi River ⓘ |
| managedBy | Hirakud Dam Project Authority ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| operator |
Government of Odisha (state level)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Odisha
Irrigation and Power Department, Government of Odisha ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha Water Resources Department
|
| powerPlantType | hydroelectric ⓘ |
| projectName | Mahanadi River Valley Project ⓘ |
| providesIrrigationTo |
Balangir
ⓘ
surface form:
Balangir district
Bargarh ⓘ
surface form:
Bargarh district
Sambalpur district ⓘ Subarnapur district ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation support ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed |
coastal Odisha
ⓘ
Western Odisha ⓘ
surface form:
western Odisha
|
| reservoirArea | about 746 square kilometres ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Hirakud Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hirakud Reservoir
|
| reservoirType | artificial lake ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Mahanadi River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahanadi basin
|
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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Subject: Hirakud Dam Description of subject: Hirakud Dam is one of the world’s longest earthen dams, built across the Mahanadi River in Odisha, India, primarily for flood control, irrigation, and hydroelectric power generation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hirakud Reservoir