Hirakud
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Hirakud

Administration
Native ameHirakud
TypeSambalpur
StateOrissa
DistrictSambalpur
Geography
Altitude160 m
Demography
Total Population45198 (2001)
Other information
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)

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Hirakud, a notified area, a small township, is located in Sambalpur District in Orissa, situated just 15 km from Sambalpur. This village came to the industrial limelight in 1956 when Hirakud dam was built and thereby clearing the path for industrial growth in this earlier known rustic small township. Presently, this town is known for being industrialized with a few of the largest companies, to cite as example is the HINDALCO and the National Aluminium Company. Hirakud dam, with its potential for irrigation and production of hydroelectric power, has also been able to attract tourists for it being the largest manmade artificial lake in Asia and one of the longest and largest dams in the world. It has been constructed on the Mahanadi river between the North Gandhi Minar and the Nehru Minar which connects these two wellknown hills. The shoreline spans around 640 km.At the base of Hirakud Dam Burla power house present with generating capacity 290MW.

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Hindalco eyes $1 billion Novelis Ebitda by year-end - Daily News & Analysis Tweet this news
Daily News & Analysis--Birla said the company's two brownfield expansion projects at Muri and -Hirakud- are on schedule. While the Muri alumina refinery is complete, the -Hirakud- ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:51:19 GMT+00:00
金汇期货:9 月沪铝走势料呈前高后低格局 - 中铝网 Tweet this news
中铝网---...- 埃及Egyptalum 冶炼厂(年产量为26 万吨)、加拿大Rio Tinto 公司旗下的Kitimat 冶炼厂(年产量为24 万吨)和印度铝工业公司的-Hirakud-冶炼厂(年产量为15 万吨)。 ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:07:35 GMT+00:00
L&T gets orders worth Rs 747 cr - India Infoline.com Tweet this news
India Infoline.com---...- Industries for an aluminium rolling mill complex. This is for Hindalco's -Hirakud- unit in Orissa. The order is scheduled for completion in 16 months.--- - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:07:18 GMT+00:00
Hindalco announces FY 2010 result - SteelGuru Tweet this news
SteelGuru--It has managed to reduce its conversion costs by 6% by increasing its production from -Hirakud- which has a captive coal mine. Hindalco's copper volumes were ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:11:48 GMT+00:00
Larsen and Toubro bags Rs 747 crore deal - Hindustan Times Tweet this news
Hindustan Times--The company has also received an order worth Rs 211 crore from Hindalco Industries for an aluminium rolling mill complex at -Hirakud- in Orissa. ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:46:08 GMT+00:00
L and T wins INR 747 crore orders for metallurgical material handling projects - SteelGuru Tweet this news
SteelGuru--In the Metallurgical Sector, L&T has secured an order valued at INR 211 crore from Hindalco Industries Limited for Aluminium Rolling Mill Complex at -Hirakud- ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:46:50 GMT+00:00

Industrial hubs in Orissa

Angul * Bhubaneswar * Brajarajnagar * Choudwar * Cuttack * Damanjodi * Hirakud * Jharsuguda * Joda * Kalinganagar * Kansbahal * Rajgangpur * Rayagada * Rourkela * Raurkela Industrial Township * Sunabeda * Talcher |

Cities and towns in Sambalpur district

SambalpurBurla * Hirakud * Kochinda * Redhakhol * Sambalpur
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in other districts
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