Explanation:

Salandi River

This Salandi River is one of the prime tributaries of Baitarani River which comes under the state of Odisha. It originates via Meghasani hills of Similipal pass present in Keonjhar district. This is more than 140 kms lengthy and it also has a catchment area of 1790 km square. However, droughts are never common in this river, but during the year 1949, some of the areas were badly affected. These areas were Basudevpur, Bonth, Soro, Khaira and Simulia blocks present in the Bhadrak sub-division.