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Nizam Sagar Dam
Dam in Telangana, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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,[2] between Achampet and BanjePally villages of the Kamareddy district in Telangana, India. It is located at about 144 km (89 mi) north-west of Hyderabad. Nizam Sagar is the oldest dam in the state of Telangana.
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Nizam Sagar | |
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Location | Kamareddy, Telangana, India |
Coordinates | 18°12′09″N 77°55′26″E |
Construction began | 1923 |
Opening date | 1931; 93 years ago (1931) |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Manjira River |
Height | 95.72 m |
Length | 3 km |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 29.72 tmc ft ([1]) |
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