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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Falls between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Waterfall<br />
| name = Duduma Waterfall<br />
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| map = Orissa<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|18|31|6.68|N|82|27|12.83|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = [[Koraput District]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]<br />
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| type = Horsetail<br />
| height = 157 meter<br />
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| number_drops = 1<br />
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}}'''Duduma Waterfall''' is situated in the border of [[Koraput]] ([[Odisha]]) districts of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://koraput.nic.in/tourist-place/machhkund-duduma/|title=MACHHKUND (Duduma) {{!}} Koraput District : Odisha|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-21}}</ref><ref>[http://www.whereincity.com/photo-gallery/waterfalls/duduma-waterfall-658.htm whereincity.com: Duduma Waterfall - Koraput]</ref><br />
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== Geography ==<br />
This horsetail type waterfall is {{Convert|175|m|ft}} in height and is formed by the Machkund river. It has two sub-waterfalls, one on the Odisha side and the other on the Andhra Pradesh side.{{fact|date=May 2019}} Duduma is about 92&nbsp;km from [[Koraput]] and about 177&nbsp;km from Visakhapatnam.<br />
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== Hydroelectric project ==<br />
Machhakund (Duduma) Hydroelectric Project is located near Duduma Falls.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://koraput.nic.in/New/Tourist/duduma.htm |title=DUDUMA |access-date=2013-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415055523/http://koraput.nic.in/New/Tourist/duduma.htm |archive-date=2012-04-15 }}</ref> A collaboration between the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha governments, the project, consisting of 6 units, has an installed capacity of 120 MW.<br />
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== Tourism ==<br />
Machkund is a [[pilgrimage]] destination. The aboriginal tribe of Bonda, Gadaba, and Paraja live near this waterfall. <br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Duduma .jpg<br />
File:Road to Raniduduma waterfall Koraput odisha.jpg<br />
File:Raniduduma waterfall Koraput odisha.jpg<br />
File:Duduma Waterfalls.jpg<br />
File:Duduma Falls.jpg<br />
File:Side view Raniduduma waterfall Koraput odisha.jpg<br />
File:Raniduduma waterfall Koraput Odisha.jpg<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of waterfalls]]<br />
*[[List of waterfalls in India]]<br />
*[[List of waterfalls in India by height]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Commons cat|Duduma Waterfalls}}<br />
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{{Hydrography of Odisha}}<br />
{{Hydrography of Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
{{Eastern Ghats}}<br />
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