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The River Nagavali also known as Langulya is one of the main rivers of Southern
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 ...
and
North Andhra States in
India
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, between
Rushikulya
The Rushikulya River is one of the major rivers in the state of Odisha and covers entire catchment area in the districts of Kandhamal and Ganjam of Odisha. The Rushikulya originates at an elevation of about 1000 metres from Daringbadi hills of th ...
and
Godavari
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 Trimbakesh ...
basins.
Origin and course
Nagavali River originates from a hill near
Lakhbahal village in
Thuamul Rampur
Thuamul Rampur is a town in Thuamul Rampur Block, Kalahandi District of Odisha State. The town is 72 km from the district capital Bhawanipatna and 500 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar. It is also referred as the Kashmir of Kalahandi ...
block of
Kalahandi
Kalahandi (locally pronounced ''Kalahani'') is a district of Odisha in India. Archaeological evidence of Stone Age and Iron Age human settlement has been recovered from the region. Asurgarh offered an advanced, well civilised, cultured and ur ...
District. It touches Nakrundi, Kerpai areas of Kalahandi, Kalyansinghpur and Rayagada of
Rayagada
Rayagada is a municipality in Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of Rayagada district.
History
The city of Rayagada was founded by King Vishwanath Dev Gajapati (1527-1531 CE) of the Suryava ...
district of
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 ...
and merged in Bay of Bengal near Kallepalli village near Srikakulam after crossing by the side of Srikakulam of
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 ...
. It is an independent river with its own basin.
The total length of the river is about , of which are in Odisha and the rest in Andhra Pradesh. The catchment area of the basin is . Nagavali is an interstate river with and river basin area located in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh respectively. The river basin receives average rainfall annually. The yearly water availability in the river basin at Narayanapuram barrage is 1.117 billion cubic meters on average.
[ The uplands of the river basin are hilly areas with predominantly tribal populated. It drains parts of the Kalahandi, Rayagada and Koraput districts of Odisha and ]Srikakulam
Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census,. it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaa ...
, Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram is a city and the headquarters of Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is central Eastern Ghats, about west of the Bay of Bengal and north-northeast of Visakhapatnam. The city has a population of 228,02 ...
districts of Andhra Pradesh
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.
Tributaries
The main tributaries of the River Nagavali are Jhanjavati, Barha, Baldiya, Satnala, Sitagurha, Srikona, Gumudugedda, Vottigedda, Suvarnamukhi, Vonigedda, Relligedda and Vegavati. The Suvarnamukhi river takes its birth in the hills of Salur
Salur or Saluru is a municipal town and mandal headquarters in Parvathipuram Manyam district, of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Geography
Salur is on the banks of River Vegavathi at . It has an average elevation of 118 metres (387&nb ...
mandal and takes an eastern direction and finally join the Nagavali at Sangam village in Vangara mandal of Srikakulam District
Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the si ...
. Vegavathi originates in pachipenta hills of Pachipenta
Pachipenta is a village in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Pachipenta mandal.
History
Pachipenta gained sudden significance in the later medieval history of Kalinga under its rulers - the Jeypore ...
Mandal.
*Vegavathi River takes its origin in the Pachipenta
Pachipenta is a village in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Pachipenta mandal.
History
Pachipenta gained sudden significance in the later medieval history of Kalinga under its rulers - the Jeypore ...
hills in Eastern Ghats
The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats pass through Odisha, Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka as well as Telangana. They are eroded and cut ...
. It is a tributary to Suvarnamukhi, which in turn is a tributary to River Nagavali. Salur
Salur or Saluru is a municipal town and mandal headquarters in Parvathipuram Manyam district, of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Geography
Salur is on the banks of River Vegavathi at . It has an average elevation of 118 metres (387&nb ...
town and Paradhi
Paradi or Paradhi is a village and Gram panchayat in Bobbili mandal of Vizianagaram district in 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 ...
are located on the banks of this river. There are two road bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
s at these places.
Towns and cities
*Jaykaypur
Jaykaypur (also known as J.K Pur or Jaykaypur Township or JK Pur Township) is a small town in the Rayagada district, Odisha, India. It came into existence due to the inception oJK Paper Millsin the early 1960s, which is now a publicly traded comp ...
: Nagavali river flows near to Jaykaypur. It has been one of the major source of water for companies like JK Paper Limited, a company of JK Organization.
*Rayagada
Rayagada is a municipality in Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of Rayagada district.
History
The city of Rayagada was founded by King Vishwanath Dev Gajapati (1527-1531 CE) of the Suryava ...
town and district headquarters of Rayagada dist of Odisha, River Nagavali flows in outskirts of the town.
*Srikakulam
Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census,. it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaa ...
town, the district headquarters in Andhra Pradesh
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: River Nagavali flows through Srikakulam town and meets the sea at Kallepalli
Kallepalli or Kallepalle is a village located around 5 kilometers from Srikakulam town in Andhra Pradesh, India.
River Nagavali meets the Bay of Bengal
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and Bonthalakoduru villages, 5 kilometers far from Srikakulam town.
* Hatipathar, near Rayagada
Rayagada is a municipality in Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of Rayagada district.
History
The city of Rayagada was founded by King Vishwanath Dev Gajapati (1527-1531 CE) of the Suryava ...
: It is a place of great scenic beauty with two waterfalls on the course of River Nagavali. The boulders here appear in a way that look like huge elephants.
Irrigation projects
*Jhanjavati Project is located at Rajyalaxmipuram village in Komarada
Komarada is a village in Parvathipuram Manyam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Demography
Census of India, Komarada had a population of 5,551. The total population constitute, 2,462 males and 3,089 females —a sex ratio of 125 ...
mandal of Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram district is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram. The district was once the part of ancient Kalinga.Saripilli Dibbilingeswara temple ...
on Jhanjavati, a tributary of River Nagavali. It is a rubber dam and first of its kind in Andhra Pradesh and India
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and the biggest in Asia
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. It is aimed to utilize 4 TMC of available water and to irrigate / stabilize a total ayacut of in Vizianagaram District. It was dedicated to the nation on 1 January 2006 by Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was the 14th chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serving from 2004 to 2009.
Reddy was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12t ...
. The rubber dam was installed on a concrete plate in technical collaboration with Hydro-Construct of Austria
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. However, the prior agreement between 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 ...
and Andhra Pradesh on this project permits to increase the maximum reservoir level submerging Odisha area up to msl. This dispute is unsettled till now preventing the use of the project's full irrigation potential for the last 20 years due to the 0.6 tmcft
Tmcft, (Tmc ft), (TMC), (tmc), is the abbreviation of thousand million cubic feet (1,000,000,000 = 109 = 1 billion), commonly used in India in reference to volume of water in a reservoir
or river flow.
Conversion
1 tmcft is equivalent to:
* ...
reservoir storage capacity against 4 tmcft planned storage. Andhra Pradesh wants to resolve the issue by constituting Nagavali water dispute tribunal under the Interstate River Water Disputes Act
The Interstate River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (IRWD Act) is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted under Article 262 of Constitution of India on the eve of reorganization of states on linguistic basis to resolve the water disputes that would ...
as the dispute is not getting settled by negotiations between the two states.
* Thotapalli Barrage is located on Nagavali River at village Thotapalli in Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram district is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram. The district was once the part of ancient Kalinga.Saripilli Dibbilingeswara temple ...
and presently being upgraded as barrage.
*Madduvalasa Reservoir is located at Madduvalasa village in Vangara mandal of Srikakulam district
Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the si ...
. It is built across the Maddigedda tributary. The project is started in 1977 and provides water for of land for cultivation.
*Vengalaraya Sagar with twin reservoirs to supply irrigation water, is located on Suvarnamukhi sub-tributary in the upstream of Madduvalasa Reservoir.
*Peddagadda reservoir is also located on Peddagadda sub-tributary in the upstream of Madduvalasa Reservoir.
*Narayanapuram barrage is located in Burja
Burja or Boorja is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Burja is located near River Nagavali.
Burja mandal is bordered by Regidi Amadalavalasa, Santhakavati, Palakonda, Seethampeta, Sarubujjili and Amadalavala ...
mandal of Srikakulam district
Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the si ...
across Nagavali River.
*Vamsadhara and Nagavali inter link canal is a long gravity canal planned to inter link the Vamsadhara
River Vamsadhara or River Banshadhara is an important east flowing river between Rushikulya and Godavari, in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states in India.
The river originates in the border of Thuamul Rampur in the Kalahandi district and Kalyansi ...
and Nagavali Rivers. It will run from Hiramandalam reservoir to Narayanapuram barrage near Amudalavalasa and bring an additional of ayacut under irrigation using 10 tmcft
Tmcft, (Tmc ft), (TMC), (tmc), is the abbreviation of thousand million cubic feet (1,000,000,000 = 109 = 1 billion), commonly used in India in reference to volume of water in a reservoir
or river flow.
Conversion
1 tmcft is equivalent to:
* ...
of water from Vamsadhara basin.
Pumped storage hydropower projects
Nearly 9200 MW capacity pumped-storage hydropower plants can be installed using the existing reservoirs to meet the renewable and green power needs of the Uttara Andhra region.
See also
*Vamsadhara River
River Vamsadhara or River Banshadhara is an important east flowing river between Rushikulya and Godavari, in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states in India.
The river originates in the border of Thuamul Rampur in the Kalahandi district and Kalyansin ...
*Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal
Government of India constituted a common tribunal on 10 April 1969 to adjudicate the river water utilization disputes among the river basin states of Krishna River, Krishna and Godavari River, Godavari rivers under the provisions of Interstate R ...
*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 ...
*Sriram Sagar Project
The Sriram Sagar Project is also known as the Pochampadu Project is an Indian flood-flow project on the Godavari. The Project is located in Nizamabad district, 3 km away from National Highway 44. It has been described by The Hindu as a "li ...
*Nizam Sagar
Nizam Sagar Dam is an Indian dam named after the Nizam of Hyderabad. It is a reservoir constructed across the Manjira River, a tributary of the Godavari River, between Achampet and BanjePally villages of the Kamareddy district in Telangana, I ...
* Balimela Reservoir
*Penner River
Penna (also known as Pinakini, Pennar, Penner, Penneru (Telugu), Pennai (Tamil)) is a river of southern India. This is a unique river in world where after originating from Nandi hills, it flows as two different streams, one in North and South ...
*Palar River
Palar is a river of southern India. It rises in the Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka state, and flows in Karnataka, in Andhra Pradesh and in Tamil Nadu before reaching its confluence into the Bay of Bengal at Vayalur ab ...
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070101035619/http://vizianagaram.ap.nic.in/
*https://web.archive.org/web/20071008221928/http://nwda.gov.in/writereaddata/sublink2images/104.pdf
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