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The Taladanda Canal, stretching 82.3 kilometres from Jobra in Cuttack to Paradip on the Bay of Bengal, stands as one of Odisha's oldest and most important irrigation and urban infrastructure projects.
Constructed during the early 20th century under British colonial rule, it was developed to support irrigation, urban water needs, and trade infrastructure. Notably, the canal begins as a distributary of the Mahanadi River, effectively splitting the river's flow and channelling water eastwards across the coastal plain.
Its path cuts through densely populated urban zones, peri-urban belts, and vast tracts of farmland, serving multipl...