Kotagad

Kotagarh lies in the wooded hill country of Kandhamal, among the ridges and valleys of the Eastern Ghats. The surrounding forests and cultivated clearings are home to Kondh communities, including Kutia and Desia Kondh. These highlands form part of the watershed between the Mahanadi basin and rivers that run towards the eastern coast. Their broken terrain, streams and forested slopes distinguish the country from the broader plains to the north and east.