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Correct (D): Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River near Sambalpur in Odisha. Why the others are wrong: (A) Krishna has projects such as Nagarjuna Sagar; (B) Godavari has projects such as Polavaram; (C) Damodar is associated with the Damodar Valley projects, not Hirakud.
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