Tatipudi Reservoir

Thatipudi Dam, Vizianagaram District

Tatipudi Reservoir is a water reservoir on River Gosthani located in Tatipudi, Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh.[1][2] It is a water supply reservoir to the city of Visakhapatnam.[3][4][5]

Thatipudi Reservoir Project was constructed across Gosthani River during 1963-1968.[6] The Project is aimed to irrigate a total ayacut of 15,378 acres (62 km2) in Vizianagaram District and to provide drinking water to Visakhapatnam City. The Project utilizes 3.325 tmcft of the available water and the reservoir storage capacity is about 3 tmcft.[7] The Cost of the project is Rs. 1.820 crores. The Ayacut of 15,378 acres (62 km2) has been stabilised in Gantyada, S.Kota and Jami Mandals of Vizianagaram District.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article1581219.ece
  2. ↑ http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-economy/vizag-development-schemes-cleared/article1655593.ece
  3. ↑ http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/23/stories/2004062303380500.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad/vizag-runs-out-water-868
  5. ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-12-06/hyderabad/27320889_1_water-resources-godavari-water-govt-plans
  6. ↑ Thatipudi reservoir in Vizianagaram district Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "Thatipudi Dam D02344". Retrieved 22 September 2015.

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Coordinates: 18°10′17″N 83°11′39″E / 18.17139°N 83.19417°E / 18.17139; 83.19417 Thatipudi Reservoir - Queensland of Eastern Ghats

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