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Indian Rivers and Geography
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The Mahanadi is known as an Orissa river but in which state does it originate?
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Madhya Pradesh
💡 Explanation:
The Mahanadi River originates in the Sihava mountains of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh (then part of Madhya Pradesh). While it is predominantly an Odisha (formerly Orissa) river, its source lies in Chhattisgarh, which was part of Madhya Pradesh before 2000. It does not originate in Maharashtra, West Bengal, or Uttar Pradesh.