Dhenkanal, parts of Sambapur, Kondhamal, Northern GanJam. Kalahandi and Koraput districts wen
Dhenkanal, parts of Sambapur, Kondhamal, Northern GanJam. Kalahandi and Koraput districts wen
Dhenkanal, parts of Sambapur, Kondhamal, Northern GanJam. Kalahandi and Koraput districts wen: elevated in course of time. This accounts for the creation of the deep and broad river valleys in the heart of the state by the rivers of Baitarani, Brahmani, Mahanadi, Rushikulya. Vamsadhara and Nagavali and the formation of watersheds by the elevation of mountains.
As it appears from the general trends, the mountains of Orissa comprise mostly the Eastern Ghats and run almost parallel to the east coast. They vary in elevation from 300m. to more than 1200m. in the southern part, and appear like scattered series of steep ridges by the river valleys.













