Lanka Sagar Dam

Lanka Sagar Dam
Location of Lanka Sagar Dam in Andhra Pradesh
Location Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates 17°10′22″N 80°43′17″E / 17.172775°N 80.721359°E / 17.172775; 80.721359Coordinates: 17°10′22″N 80°43′17″E / 17.172775°N 80.721359°E / 17.172775; 80.721359
Purpose Irrigation, municipal water
Construction began 10 December 1964
Opening date 1968[1]
Dam and spillways
Height (foundation) 13 m (43 ft)
Length 2,718 m (8,917 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Lanka Sagar Reservoir
Total capacity 18,842,000 m3 (15,275 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity 17,290,000 m3 (14,017 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area 20.72 km2 (8 sq mi)

Lanka Sagar is a water project centered on an earth-fill dam on the Kuttalair River (Krishna Godavari Basin) near Adivimallala village in Andhra Pradesh, India. The villages of Rajugudem, Chowdavaram, Pallewada, Lankasagar are located around this project. It was built in 1968. The purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation and drinking water. The project affords the irrigation of 7,353 acres (2,976 ha).[2]

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 13 m (43 ft) while the length is 2,718 m (8,917 ft). The gross storage capacity of the dam is 18,842,000 m3 (15,275 acre⋅ft) and its spillway is controlled by 48 floodgates.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ S. Sharad Kumar Jain; Pushpendra K. Agarwal; V. Vijay P. Singh (2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. Springer. p. 671. ISBN 1402051808. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Khammam District". Centre for Good Governance. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Lankasagar D02073". Retrieved 17 July 2013.


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