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Godavari River The Godavari (IAST: ''Godāvarī'' �od̪aːʋəɾiː is India's second longest river after the Ganga river and drains into the third largest basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Trimbakeshw ...

has its catchment area in seven states of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

and

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

. 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 The Jalaput Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the Machkund River, a tributary of the Godavari River in India which rises in the Mudugal hills of Alluri Sitharama Raju district District and nearby Ondra Gadda it becomes the boundary between Andh ...

* Chintalapudi lift * Uttarrandhra Sujala Sravanthi lift *

Balimela Reservoir The Balimela Reservoir is located in Malkangiri district, Odisha, India on the river Sileru river, Sileru which is a tributary of the Godavari river. The gross storage capacity of Balimela reservoir is 3610 million cubic meters. Andhra Prade ...

* Upper Kolab *

Dummugudem Lift Irrigation Scheme Rajiv Dummugudem Lift Irrigation Scheme (abbreviated RDLIS) is a lift irrigation scheme under execution which are located near Dummugudem, Khammam district in Telangana, India. There are three lift irrigation schemes by names Rajiv Dummugudem li ...

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Nizam Sagar Nizam Sagar Dam is an Indian dam named after the Nizam of Hyderabad. It is a reservoir (water), reservoir constructed across the Manjira River, a tributary of the Godavari River, between Achampet, Nizamabad, Achampet and BanjePally villages of ...

* Sriram Sagar or Pochampadu *

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 drin ...

* SRSP Flood Flow Canal * Manjara Dam * Manjira Reservoir *

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 ...

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 ...

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 . ...

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 acr ...

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 Niz ...

* Yellampally *

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 ...

* Babli barrage or Babhali *

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 s ...

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 pro ...

* Inchampalli Project * Sadarmat Alisagar lake panorama

Alisagar lift irrigation scheme Alisagar is a park, tourist attraction and an irrigation project which is 13 km (6.2 mi) from Nizamabad and 2 km (1.2 mi) off the Nizamabad-Bodhan road. The park was opened by the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1928. The park contains ...

* Kaddam * Sri Komaram Bheem Project * Lower Tirna * Siddeshwar or Purna *

Yeldari Dam Yeldari Dam, is an earthfill dam on Purna river near Yeldari in Jintur taluka of Parbhani district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It is the second largest dam in Marathwada region. Dam is renovated and developed as a big reservoir an ...

* Godavari Canal * Mula Dam *

Bhandardara Dam Bhandardara is a holiday resort village near Igatpuri, in the western ghats of India. The village is located in the Akole tehsil, Ahmednagar district of the state of Maharashtra, about from Mumbai and from Ahmednagar. Bhandardara sits by t ...

* Isapur Dam or Upper Penganga * Upper Dudhana Dam * Jayakwadi or Paithan * Upper Pravara * Upper Indravati dam * Upper Wain Ganga (Bheemgarh Dam) *

Upper Wardha Dam The Upper Wardha Dam is an earthfill straight gravity dam across the Wardha River, a tributary of the Godavari River, near Simbhora village in Morshi taluk in Amravati district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The dam provides multipurpos ...

Lower Wardha Dam Lower Wardha Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Wardha river at Varud (Baggaji) Dhanodi near Arvi in Wardha district but falls under Amravati district in the state of Maharashtra in India. Specifications The height of the dam above lowe ...

Majalgaon Dam Majalgaon Dam is an earthfill dam on the Sindphana River near Majalgaon, Beed district in the state of Maharashtra, India. History Majalgaon dam and Majalgaon Right Bank Canal are components of the Jaikwadi Project Stage II. A dam has been c ...

Ghatghar Dam Ghatghar Dam refers to two associated gravity dams built using roller-compacted concrete, the first use in India. They are situated in Ghatghar village in Ahmednagar district Maharashtra, India. Both dams create a lower and upper reservoir for ...

Upper Vaitarana Dam Upper Vaitarana Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on west flowing Vaitarna river near Igatpuri, Nashik district of Maharashtra state in India. The reservoir created by this dam spreads on both Vaitarna and Godavari rivers catchment area. ...

* Vishnupuri Barrage *

Sirpur Dam Sirpur Dam, is an dam#Earth-fill dams, earth fill and dam#Gravity dams, gravity dam on Bagh river near Deori, Gondia, Deori, Gondia district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The reservoir created by the dam is also known as Bagh reservoir. ...

or Bagh reservoir * Gosi kd Dam or Gosi Kund dam * Totladoh Dam *

* Kamthikhairy Dam or Pench dam *

Erai Dam Irai Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Irai river near Chandrapur and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project in state of Maharashtra in India. A borderline flood situation was seen in the catchment and the low-lying areas of this dam and the nearby ...

* Tultuli Dam * Arunawati Dam * Lower Wunna Dam or Wadgaon *

Manar Dam Manar Dam, is an earthfill dam on the Manar River at village Warwant near Barul Tal.Kandhar, Nanded district in the state of Maharashtra in India. Manar Project is situated at village Barul which is, distant from the district headquarters. A ...

* Lower Pus Dam *

Ramtek Dam Ramtek Dam, is an earthfill dam on Sur River near Ramtek, Nagpur district in the state of Maharashtra in India. Specifications The height of the dam above lowest foundation is while the length is . The volume content is and gross storage cap ...

* Pench diversion Project, Madhya Pradesh

External links

* For Irrigation Projects in Maharashtra, refer to http://www.mahagovid.org/maha_dams.htm
The Majalgaon dynamic regulation pilot project
* https://web.archive.org/web/20050404205051/http://ceamt.vidcngp.com/pro/index.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20050406062502/http://www.godavarimahamandal.com/ * For Irrigation Projects in Madhya Pradesh, refer to: http://www.mp.nic.in/wrd/Comp_Works/SRLD/SRLD_index.asp
Godavari River Delta Godavari river water sharing accordInterstate river water disputes act - 1956 and its legal provisions

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