ODISHA

Odisha, is home place of the “Chilika Lake” as the home of the many endangered “Irrawaddy Dolphins” and thousands of Migratory Bird. Odisha is Located in East Coast of India with its coast is open to the “Bay of Bengal”. Odisha is 8th largest state in India in terms of Area with total Area of 1,55,707 Sq. km. The state shares its border with many states like, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It has also the coastline of 480.4 km. 

Odisha can be divides into Five Major Physiographical Regions:-

• The Utkal Plains or the Coastal Plains of the east
• The Central Plateaus
• The Central Mountainous and highlands Region
• The West Rolling Upland
• The main flood plains

Odisha has the average elevation of 900 metres above sea level with elevation ranges from -1 metres (Bay of Bengal) to 1,672 metres(Source). As the highest point of is “Deomali Peak” with the height of 1,672 metres.

Some Major Rivers in Odisha:-

• Mahanadi River
• Brahmani River
• Baitrani River
• Rushikulya River
• Vamsadhara River
• Nagavali River
• Kolab River
• Indervati River
• Subernarekha River
• Budhabalang River