Consider the following statement(s) about the river Mahanadi
1. It is the major river of Odisha and the sixth largest river in India.
2. It originates from the Amarkantak hills of the Bastar plateau in Raipur district of Madhya Pradesh.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Solution (By Examveda Team)

The Mahanadi River is Odisha's largest river and India's sixth largest river. It is East-Central India's oldest river. It covers roughly 1,41,600 square kilometres and stretches over 858 kilometres. The river runs through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
The Mahanadi river rises in the Amarkantak hills of the Bastar Plateau in Chattisgarh's Raipur district.