Mandira Dam is located near Kansbahal in Sundergarh district,

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. It is built across Sankh river, near Kansbahal, located 16 km upstream from Mandira. The water from the dam is used for running the

Rourkela Steel Plant Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), is a public sector, integrated steel plant in Rourkela, Odisha state, India. It was established on 3 February 1959 with the help of West German industrial corporations on approximately 19,000 acres of land acquired ...

. Construction of the dam began after 1957. The dam displaced 2400 families and only 843 were resettled.

Tourism

The reservoir offers boating facilities for tourists and the nearest railway station is located in Kansbahal on the Howrah-Mumbai main line of South Eastern Railway. Rourkela is the closest junction station. The dam can be reached from Kansbahal and Rourkela by two-wheeler, private cars, taxis, auto rickshaws and irregular bus service.Encyclopedia of Tourism Resources in India by Manohar Sajnani
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Mandira Dam in wikimapia
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