Wyra Reservoir is a medium irrigation project constructed across the
Wyra River, a tributary of
Krishna River.
The reservoir is located next to the
Wyra
Wyra is a municipal council, town and mandal headquarters in Khammam district of Telangana, India.First Municipal chairman of wyra is Mr.Suthakani.Jaipal . The nearest city is Khammam. The nearest railway station is Khammam. The nearest airport ...
town,
Khammam District
Khammam district is a district in the eastern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The city of Khammam is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Bhadradri districts and with Eluru and NTR di ...
,
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 ...
. It is one of the tourist attractions in Khammam district. This Wyra reservoir was constructed in 1930, and was inaugurated by Dr.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (; 5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975), natively Radhakrishnayya, was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He served as the 2nd President of India from 1962 to 1967. He also 1st Vice President of India from 1952 ...
former
President of India
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. It provides drinking water to eight mandalas around Wyra. Hundreds of hectares of land is cultivated using water from Wyra reservoir. It is also well known for its good fishing and the green hills around it. The project provides water to 17,391 acres for irrigation. The reservoir also gets water from
Nagarjunasagar left canal.
See also
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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 "lif ...
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Sripada Yellampalli project
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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 ...
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Kaddam Project
The Kadem Project is a reservoir on the river Kadem, a tributary river of Godavari near Kademm Mandal, Nirmal District, Telangana. This project covers localised ayacut under Nirmal and Mancherial Districts.
The Project has been integrated with ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sri Komaram Bheem Project
The Sri Komaram Bheem Project (Telugu: ) is a Medium Reservoir has been built across Peddavagu River, a tributary of the Pranahita River. It is located at Ada village, Asifabad Mandal, Komaram Bheem district, Telangana.
The project named ...
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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 ...
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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 .
L ...
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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 ...
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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 Niza ...
References
External links
* http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Wyra_Project_D02538
* http://irrigation.cgg.gov.in/dp/KhammamDistrictProfile.jsp
* http://trainingonline.gov.in/integrated-reporting/navigateReportPage.htm?sparam=28&lang=1&lbCode=5431
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