{"id":5405,"date":"2022-01-19T08:53:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T08:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/?p=5405"},"modified":"2022-03-09T08:10:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T08:10:41","slug":"dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Dams In Odisha- Sorada Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#About_Sorada_Dam\" >About Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#Location_information_Sorada_Dam\" >Location information Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#ClimateWeather_in_Sorada_Dam\" >Climate\/Weather in Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#History_of_Sorada_Dam\" >History of Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#Languages_in_Sorada_Dam\" >Languages in Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#Interesting_things_to_do_Sorada_Dam\" >Interesting things to do Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#Interesting_things_to_Visit_near_by_Sorada_Dam\" >Interesting things to Visit near by Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#How_to_reach_Sorada_Dam\" >How to reach Sorada Dam?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#Nearest_Visiting_places_from_Sorada_Dam\" >Nearest Visiting places from Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#Nearest_Petrol_Pump_near_by_Sorada_Dam\" >Nearest Petrol Pump near by Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#HotelsLodgeAccommodation_near_by_Sorada_Dam\" >Hotels\/Lodge\/Accommodation near by Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#Things_to_carry_for_Sorada_Dam\" >Things to carry for Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#Tips_Suggestions_for_Sorada_Dam\" >Tips &amp; Suggestions for Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/dams-in-odisha-sorada-dam\/#Help_LinePhone_Number_in_Sorada_Dam\" >Help Line\/Phone Number in Sorada Dam:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span>About Sorada Dam:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Surada (also known as Sorada or Suruda or Soroda) is a town which is a Notified Area Council and it is the headquarter of Surada Block which area is about 2663.89 km2 under the Bhanjanagar Sub-division in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. Surada Block consists of 364 villages, 25 Grama Panchayats and Surada (N.A.C.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Official name &#8211; Soroda Dam<br>Impounds &#8211; Padma<br>Locale &#8211; Ganjam<br>Maintained &amp; Operated by &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Department of Water Resources<\/strong>&nbsp;&amp; WRD, Govt.of Odisha<br>Length \u2013 5815m<br>Height &#8211; 17.9m<br>Opening date &#8211; 1986<br>Construction Cost &#8211;<br>Capacity \u2013 500 cumec<br>Catchment area &#8211; 8024 km2<br>Surface area \u2013 104088.5m2Geographical Data (Location of map) &#8211; 19.65\u00b0N 84.26\u00b0E .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Location_information_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span>Location information Sorada Dam:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Surada Town, Ganjam District, Odisha<br>Nearest Cities &#8211; Polasara,&nbsp;DIGAPAHANDI,&nbsp;Chhatrapur<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ClimateWeather_in_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span><strong>Climate\/Weather in Sorada Dam:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Area is characterised by an equable temperature all through the year, particularly in the coastal regions and by high humidities. The cold season from December to February is followed by hot season from March to May. The period from June to September marks the South West Monsoon and 70% of annual precipitation is received during this period. The normal rain fall of this district is 1444 mms. May is the hottest month. With the arrival of the monsoon by about the second week of June the day temperature decreases slightly while the night temperature continue as it was in the summer. Towards the end of September, after the withdrawal of south west monsoon, temperature decreases progressively. December is the coldest month. The relative humidity are high throughout the year especially in coastal areas. Winds are fairly strong particularly in coastal regions in summer and monsoon months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>.<strong>Summer &#8211; March to May<strong><\/strong><\/strong>Average Minimum Temperature &#8211; 36\u00b0 CAverage Minimum Temperature &#8211; 24\u00b0 CAverage Precipitation &#8211; 40 mm<strong>Monsoon &#8211; June to October<strong><\/strong><\/strong>Average Minimum Temperature &#8211; 32\u00b0 CAverage Minimum Temperature &#8211; 25\u00b0 CAverage Precipitation &#8211; 220 mm<strong>Summer &#8211; March to May<strong><\/strong><\/strong>Average Minimum Temperature &#8211; 28\u00b0 CAverage Minimum Temperature &#8211; 17\u00b0 CAverage Precipitation &#8211; 23 mm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History_of_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span>History of Sorada Dam:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a historical famous place. In ancient time, it was named as Surada Gada. Surada is a Sanskrit word (\u0938\u0941\u0930+\u0905\u0921\u094d\u0921\u093e = \u0938\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0921\u093e) which means the place of God. It was established by the 1st king of Surada whose name was Raja Sandhadhanu Singh in 1474. Once this land was under Khidishingi kingdom (now some part of the kingdom is in Mohana block of Gajapati district). While partition among 4 sons of last Khidishingi king Raja Baliar Singh, it had divided into 4 kingdoms which are Badagada, Dharakote, Surada and Sheragada since 1574. Now, Badagada is a village under Surada Block and Dharakote, Sheragada are two separate blocks in Ganjam district. When the Britishers had ruled Surada they took this Zamindari along with undivided Ganjam district into Madras Presidency which is written in the List of zamindari estates in Madras Presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Languages_in_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span>Languages in Sorada Dam:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Odia<\/li><li>Hindi<\/li><li>English<\/li><li>Bengali<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interesting_things_to_do_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span>Interesting things to do Sorada Dam:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, Ganjam area is full of adventours and various sporty things to do. You can enjoy Relaxation, Sight Seeing, Temples, Beaches, Spiritual &amp; Natural Beauty, Monuments, Hill Stations, Lakes, Wildlife etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interesting_things_to_Visit_near_by_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span>Interesting things to Visit near by Sorada Dam:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Well this place is connected with road is almost isolated. You can enjoy the natural beauty over here. Adventurous people can do their own way to do interesting things to do. You can visit these places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aryapalli Beach<\/li><li>Berhampur Chilika Lake<\/li><li>Dhabaleshwar Beach<\/li><li>Gopalpur Beach<\/li><li>Lakhari Valley &amp; wildlife Sanctuary<\/li><li>Mahendragir<\/li><li>Tibetian refugees sattlemnt<\/li><li>Sonepur Beach<\/li><li>Taptapani<\/li><li>Ujaleswar<\/li><li>Bala Kumari<\/li><li>Biranchi Narayan<\/li><li>Kulada Byaghradevi peeth<\/li><li>Maa Bhairavi Temple at mantridi<\/li><li>Panchama (famous lord ganesh temple ) near randha junction<\/li><li>Maa Tara Tarini Temple<\/li><li>Mohuri Kalua<\/li><li>Narayani<\/li><li>Nirmalajhara<\/li><li>Potagarh near ganjam<\/li><li>Dakhin kali temple near pratappur<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mobile range info:<\/strong><br>Ganjam District&nbsp;has great broadband internet connectivity. Though 4G&nbsp;mobile&nbsp;broadband is notavailable in Ganjam District&nbsp;yet, but still 3G of every network provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_reach_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span>How to reach Sorada Dam?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rail &#8211;<\/strong>&nbsp;Nearest railway station isGanjam Railway Station is Located in Orissa, Ganjam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Road &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>There are regular buses from other major cities of the country to Ganjam District. You can hire your own cab and also, take local transport to reach the place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Air &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>Neartest Airport &#8211; Bhubaneswar Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nearest_Visiting_places_from_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span>Nearest Visiting places from Sorada Dam:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aryapalli Beach<\/li><li>Berhampur Chilika Lake<\/li><li>Dhabaleshwar Beach<\/li><li>Gopalpur Beach<\/li><li>Lakhari Valley &amp; wildlife Sanctuary<\/li><li>Mahendragir<\/li><li>Tibetian refugees sattlemnt<\/li><li>Sonepur Beach<\/li><li>Taptapani<\/li><li>Ujaleswar<\/li><li>Bala Kumari<\/li><li>Biranchi Narayan<\/li><li>Kulada Byaghradevi peeth<\/li><li>Maa Bhairavi Temple at mantridi<\/li><li>Panchama (famous lord ganesh temple ) near randha junction<\/li><li>Maa Tara Tarini Temple<\/li><li>Mohuri Kalua<\/li><li>Narayani<\/li><li>Nirmalajhara<\/li><li>Potagarh near ganjam<\/li><li>Dakhin kali temple near pratappur<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nearest_Petrol_Pump_near_by_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span><strong>Nearest Petrol Pump near by Sorada Dam:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>HP PETROL PUMP &#8211; HIRA FILLING STN SURODA<br>Petrol Pump<br>Bhubaneshwar, Odisha&nbsp;\u00b7 094370 22742<br>Open until 11:00 PM<\/li><li>Indane Gas Godown<br>Petrol Pump<br>Surada, Odisha<br>Open until 4:00 PM<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HotelsLodgeAccommodation_near_by_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span>Hotels\/Lodge\/Accommodation near by Sorada Dam:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You will find numbers of Hotels, Lodges and PG available 24*7 at reasonable rate.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Things_to_carry_for_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span>Things to carry for Sorada Dam:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All basic items you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips_Suggestions_for_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span>Tips &amp; Suggestions for Sorada Dam:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy the place thoroughly. Don\u2019t carry expensive items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Help_LinePhone_Number_in_Sorada_Dam\"><\/span>Help Line\/Phone Number in Sorada Dam:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Contact Details<br>+91 7077704481 \/ booking@odishatourismcentre.com&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Sorada Dam: Surada (also known as Sorada or Suruda or Soroda) is a town which is a Notified Area [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5405"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5407,"href":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5405\/revisions\/5407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holidaylandmark.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}