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Sitamma Sagar Barrage
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Sita Rama Lift Irrigation Project[3][4][5] is an under-construction barrage across Godavari River with run-of-river hydroelectric power project at Dummugudem village, Bhadradri Kothagudem district in Telangana. The project is proposed at about 200 meters downstream of the existing Dummugudem anicut built about 150 years ago.
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Official name | Sita Rama Lift Irrigation Project |
Country | India |
Location | Dummugudem, Bhadradri Kothagudem District |
Coordinates | 17°52′18″N 80°53′09″E |
Purpose | Multi-purpose |
Status | Under construction |
Construction cost | 2,500–5,000 crores[1] |
Built by | Larsen & Toubro[2] |
Owner(s) | Government of Telangana |
Operator(s) | Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Barrage |
Impounds | Godavari River |
Height | 68 meters |
Height (foundation) | 20 meters |
Length | 1,263 meters (Overflow section) | 109.75 meters (Non-overflow section - 50 meters on Left and 59.7 meters on Right) |
Spillways | 52 Nos, 15.0m x 15.0M (Radial) and 13 Nos.,15.0M x 16.0M |
Spillway capacity | 88,614 Cumecs |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Sita Rama Lift Irrigation Project |
Total capacity | 36.576 tmcft |
Catchment area | 2,81,000 km2 |
Sita Rama Lift Irrigation Project | |
Operator(s) | Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited |
Commission date | Planned |
Type | Barrage |
Hydraulic head | 16.50m (Gross head)/ 14.85 (Net head) |
Turbines | 8x40MW |
Installed capacity | 320 MW |
Annual generation | 1016.88 MU (at 50% dependability) |
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