• Pradeep Kumar Harpal
• Dr. Parsuram Biswal

In Financial Globalisation, the most of the Govt.of the world has ensured for the socio - economic development of the people so that it could further helped to financial growth of the country. In this context, Dam is the one of the important source for economic empowerment of the people in the state. Hirakud Dam is one of the famous multipurpose Dam which can help people to increase their income. Instead of that, it is the lifeline of the people of Odisha especially for irrigation, fishing and Power Generation for the overall growth of the state. This dam can also help the industries in most part of Odisha to supply water as per their requirement. The present study is the part of the unpublished thesis submitted for the evaluation titled “Socio-Economic Impact of Multi-purpose River Valley Projects: A Case Study of Hirakud Dam in Odisha” used factor analysis to find out the real factors for policy formulation

Keywords: Hirakud Dam, Socio-economic environment, Factor Analysis

"Socio-Economic Impact of Multi-purpose River Valley Projects: Empirical Investigations by Application of Confirmatory Factor Analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.269-291, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807287.pdf

"Socio-Economic Impact of Multi-purpose River Valley Projects: Empirical Investigations by Application of Confirmatory Factor Analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp269-291, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807287.pdf