Sriram Sagar Project
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The Sriram Sagar Project is also known as the Pochampadu Project is an Indian flood-flow project on the Godavari.[2] The Project is located in Nizamabad district, 3 km away from National Highway 44. It has been described by The Hindu as a "lifeline for a large part of Telangana".[3]
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Sriram Sagar Project | |
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Location | Nizamabad, Telangana, India |
Coordinates | 18°58′03″N 78°20′35″E |
Construction began | 1963 |
Opening date | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Godavari River |
Height | 43 metres (141 ft) from river level |
Length | 15,600 metres (51,181 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 3,172,000,000 m3 (2,571,582 acre⋅ft) (112.02 tmcft) |
Active capacity | 2,322,000,000 m3 (1,882,476 acre⋅ft) (81.95 tmcft)[1] |
Surface area | 451 km2 (174 sq mi) |
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Sriramsagar is an irrigation project across river Godavari in Telangana to serve irrigational needs in Karimnagar, Warangal, Adilabad, Nizamabad, and Khammam districts. It also provides drinking water to Warangal city. There is a hydroelectric plant working at the dam site, with 4 turbines each with 9 MW capacity generating 36 MW.