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Godavari River Basin Irrigation Projects
The Godavari River has its catchment area in seven states of India: Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha. The number of dams constructed in Godavari basin is the highest among all the river basins in India. Nearly 350 major and medium dams and barrages had been constructed in the river basin by the year 2012. * Jalaput * Chintalapudi lift * Uttarrandhra Sujala Sravanthi lift * Balimela Reservoir * Upper Kolab * Dummugudem Lift Irrigation Schemes * Nizam Sagar * Sriram Sagar or Pochampadu * Kakatiya Canal * SRSP Flood Flow Canal * Manjara Dam * Manjira Reservoir * Singur Dam * Shanigaram Reservoir * Lower Manair Dam * Mid Manair Dam * Upper Manair Dam * Yellampally * Taliperu Project * Babli barrage or Babhali * Devadula lift irrigation project * Polavaram Project * Inchampalli Project * Sadarmat * Alisagar lift irrigation scheme * Kaddam * Sri Komaram Bheem Project * Lower Tirna * Siddeshwar or Purna * Yeldari Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakatiya Canal
Kakatiya Canal is a major canal in the Telangana State in India. Its full name is SRSP Kakatiya Canal as the canal originates from the Sriram Sagar dam. It feeds North Telangana by passing through the region for irrigation and as well as drinking water for major cities. Kakatiya Canal is about 284 km long with 9,700 cusecs flow capacity and passing through Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal and Khammam Districts. This canal is an inter river basin transfer link by feeding Godavari River water to Krishna river basin in Warangal and Khammam districts. 4 Units of 9 MW each to generate 36 MW have also been set up to harness the water head before feeding water into the canal. See also * Sriram Sagar Project * SRSP Flood Flow Canal * Pranahita Chevella The Pranahita Chevella Lift Irrigation Project is a lift irrigation project to harness the water of Pranhita tributary of Godavari river for use in the Telangana state of India. The river water diversion barrage across the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polavaram Project
The ''Polavaram Project'' is an under construction multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in the Eluru District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. The project has been accorded National Project of India, National project status by the Government of India, Central Government of India. Its reservoir back water spreads up to the Dummugudem Lift Irrigation Scheme, Dummugudem Anicut (i.e. approx 150 km back from Polavaram dam on main river side) and approx 115 km on Sabari River side. Thus back water spreads into parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha States. It gives major boost to tourism sector in Godavari Districts as the reservoir covers the famous Papikonda National Park, Polavaram hydro electric project (HEP) and National Waterway 4 are under construction on left side of the river. It is located 40 km to the upstream of Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Rajamahendravaram City and 25 km from Rajahmundry Airport. History In July 1941, the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devadula Lift Irrigation Project
The J. Chokka Rao Devadula lift irrigation scheme is a lift irrigation scheme in India. It is the second biggest of its kind in Asia. Devadula is the place in Mulugu District, Telangana, where the scheme's intake well is located. The foundation stone for this scheme was laid by then Chief Minister of Combined State Shri. Nara Chandra Babu Naidu in the year 2001. The Project The project is specially designed to lift water from the River Godavari to irrigate more than in the drought-prone Telangana state, India. Later it was named after the politician J. Chokkarao as the 'J. Chokkarao Devadula lift irrigation scheme'. The total work was divided into three phases for executional convenience in the year 2003. The minimum river water level required is 73 m MSL in the river to pump the water whereas the non-monsoon / lean season river water level is below 71 m MSL. Across the Godavari river, Sammakka Barrage with FRl at 85 m MSL is in advanced stage of construction to make water ava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babli
The Babli project / barrage is a controversial reservoir project being constructed by Maharashtra across the river Godavari, disputed by Telangana. The Supreme Court of India delivered a ruling after seven years in favour of Maharashtra with the Andhra Pradesh government expected to appeal against it. History The dispute arises from the fact that S.B. Chavan and Jalagam Vengal Rao reached an agreement in October 1975, which was later made part of the Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal (GWDT) Award. As per the terms of the pact, Maharashtra could utilise 60 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of Godavari water while Andhra Pradesh could go ahead with building the Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP) and utilise the rest of the water. Water Allocation Telangana contended that Maharashtra has used up its quota in course of time by building four projects. Yet, in an action without precedent, Maharashtra began construction of the Babli project on the foreshores of SRSP and many small projects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taliperu Project
Taliperu Project (Telugu:) also known as Taliperu Reservoir is a medium irrigation project constructed across the Taliperu River, a tributary of Godavari River, located at Cherla Village and Mandal, Bhadradri District, Telangana. This project utilizes about 5.0 TMC of water and creates of Ayacut in both Cherla and Dummugudem Mandals, Bhadradri District. See also * Sriram Sagar Project * Sripada Yellampalli project * Nizam Sagar * Kaddam Project * Pranahita Chevella The Pranahita Chevella Lift Irrigation Project is a lift irrigation project to harness the water of Pranhita tributary of Godavari river for use in the Telangana state of India. The river water diversion barrage across the Pranahita river is loc ... * Alisagar lift irrigation scheme * Sri Komaram Bheem Project * Icchampally Project * Lower Manair Dam * Mid Manair Dam * Upper Manair Dam References {{Godavari basin Dams on the Godavari River Dams in Telangana Irrigation in Telangana Khammam distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Manair Dam
The Upper Manair Dam (Telugu: ) is a dam on the Manair River, at Narmal Village, Gambhiraopet mandal, Rajanna Sircilla district, Telangana by Nizam. Situated at narmala village, rajanna sircilla district. Foundation stone laid in 1943 by Nizam of Hyderabad state. Back water present mainly in LACHAPET, srigadha village SRIGADHA and KOLLAMADDI villages. Across the back water at srigadha bridge is constructed in the year 2018 and opened by minister Sri Kalvakuntla taraka ramarao See also * Sriram Sagar Project * Lower Manair Dam * Mid Manair Dam * Sripada Yellampalli project * Nizam Sagar * Kaddam Project * Pranahita Chevella * Alisagar lift irrigation scheme * Sri Komaram Bheem Project * Icchampally Project Icchampally Project (or ''Inchampalli Project'') (Telugu: ఇచ్చంపల్లి) (Marathi: इच्चमपल्ली प्रकल्प) was a multi-purpose project proposed in 2008, with hydro electricity generation, irrigation ... References {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid Manair Dam
Mid Manair Dam is a major irrigation project across the Manair River, at Manwada Village, Boinpalli Mandal, Rajanna Sircilla district, Telangana. It has a capacity of 25.87 tmcft with 25 radial gates. It has a capacity to irrigate 2,00,000 acres. It is part of the prestigious Kaleshwaram project from which 2-3 tmcft water will be lifted and router to Mid Manair Dam. The project was completed in April 2018. History The balancing reservoir initiated as part of SRSP stage-II for which the foundation stone was laid by the former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in 1991. The surplus water from Sriram Sagar Project flows through the SRSP Flood Flow Canal (SRSP FFC) into the Mid Manair Dam as well as Manair River water. Once the dam reaches full capacity, water is released into the Lower Manair Dam, a major balancing reservoir at Karimnagar city with 24Tmcft Gross Capacity. Dam construction was started in 2004-05 as part of Jalayagnam, but was delayed due to the several political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Manair Dam
Lower Manair Dam also known as LMD was constructed across the Manair River, at Alugunur village, Thimmapur mandal, Karimnagar District, in the Indian state of Telangana during 1974 to 1985. It provides irrigation to a gross command area of . Location The Lower Manair Dam is located on the Manair River at 18°24' N latitude and 79° 20' E longitude in Karimnagar District at Km.146 of Kakatiya Canal. The Manair River is a tributary of the Godavari River and the dam is built across the river at the confluence with Mohedamada River. The dam drains a catchment area of which includes of free catchment and the balance is intercepted catchment. Karimanagar town is away from the dam. In the vicinity of the LMD which is the only place of recreation for the people of Karimnagar, in the light of recent drowning incidents and the insecurity created by hooligans, security measures have been stepped up. Features Lower Manair Dam's construction was started in 1974 and commissioned in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanigaram Reservoir
Shanigaram Reservoir (Telugu:) also known as Shanigaram Cheruvu is a medium irrigation project constructed across the Shanigaram River, at Shanigaram Village, Siddipet District, Telangana. This is one of the oldest reservoir constructed in 1891 under Nizam rule. Project construction cost was 560 seers (504 kg) of gold. As part of Sriram Sagar Stage-II work, this reservoir will be filled by lift canal from Thotapally Reservoir in which water carried from Mid Manair through MMD Right Canal. Both Reservoirs and MMD Right Canal construction is in progress,; it is expected to finish by end of 2015. See also * Sriram Sagar Project * Lower Manair Dam * Mid Manair Dam * Upper Manair Dam * Sripada Yellampalli project * Nizam Sagar * Kaddam Project * Pranahita Chevella * Alisagar lift irrigation scheme * Sri Komaram Bheem Project * Icchampally Project Icchampally Project (or ''Inchampalli Project'') (Telugu: ఇచ్చంపల్లి) (Marathi: इच्चमप ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singur Dam
Singur Dam also written as Singoor (సింగూర్ in Telugu) is an irrigation, hydroelectric and drinking water project located in Singooru village near Sangareddy district in Telangana, India. It is a major source of drinking water for Hyderabad city. The dam is built on the river Manjira. The construction was completed in 1998. Singur reservoir has live storage capacity of 29 Tmcft It is a popular tourist destination. This pipeline scheme is an inter river basin transfer link by feeding Godavari River water to Krishna River basin for Hyderabad city drinking water and subsequent regeneration/sewage flows generated (80%) for irrigation purpose. Nearly 10 tmcft water is supplied to Hyderabad city from this reservoir. History It has history of series of delays since its inception. The irrigation component of this dam in Medak district is not yet implemented. In October 1999, 1 of 17 radial spillway gates failed on the Singur Dam in Andhra Pradesh, India. This failure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
