Wandering Destination: Pitamahal Dam, Rourkela

Pitamahal Dam is a popular picnic spot, situated on river Brahmani, near Balanda village about 22 kms from Rourkela and 16 km from Vedvyas. The dam was constructed in 1978 across river Pitamahal, a stream of river Sankha which meet river Koel upstream of Panposh to form river Brahmani.

People from near by area, specially Rourkela, visits the place and enjoy a picnic once in a while here. Administration has started to decorating it by putting watch spots and creating gardens on the banks. A rest house is already in place, however can be accessed with prior booking.