Hasdeo
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Overview
The Hasdeo is a left-bank tributary of the Mahanadi in Chhattisgarh. It rises in Koriya district and flows south through Korba district.
The Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam on the river supplies water to Korba's power plants and irrigates large areas.
The Hasdeo Arand forest in its upper basin is one of central India's largest contiguous forests and sits over rich coal reserves. Proposed mining here has been a major issue for forest-rights and elephant-conservation debates.
Geography and key facts
- Left-bank tributary of the Mahanadi, Chhattisgarh
- Hasdeo Bango (Minimata) Dam
- Korba: power and coal hub
- Hasdeo Arand forest over the Hasdeo–Arand coalfield
Why it matters for UPSC
Hasdeo Arand is a key case study on coal mining, forest rights (FRA 2006), PESA and elephant corridors.
Note for UPSC
A Mahanadi tributary; the Hasdeo Arand forest and coalfield lie in its basin.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Hasdeo yet.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Chhattisgarh
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Mahanadi
- Extent on map
- 21.7°–23.5°N, 82.2°–82.8°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers (map lesson)