Upper Manair Dam
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The Upper Manair Dam (Urdu: اوپر مانیر ڈیم ) is a dam on the Manair River, at Narmal Village, Gambhiraopet mandal, Rajanna Sircilla district, Telangana by Nizam.[2]
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Upper Manair Dam | |
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Official name | اوپر مانیر ڈیم Upper Manair Dam |
Location | Rajanna Sircilla district, Telangana, India |
Coordinates | 18°16′13″N 78°32′40″E |
Construction began | 1943 (by Nizam) Oversaw by then Karimnagar District Collector |
Opening date | 1950; 74 years ago (1950) |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Manair River and Kudlair River |
Height | 31 metres (102 ft) from river level |
Length | 9,201 metres (30,187 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Upper Manair Reservoir |
Total capacity | 62,387,000 m3 (50,578 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 61,439,000 m3 (49,809 acre⋅ft)[1] |
Surface area | 15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
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Situated at narmala village, rajanna sircilla district. Foundation stone laid in 1943 by Nizam of Hyderabad state and construction was oversaw by then Karimnagar District Collector Shaikhaan Bin Shaikh Saleh. Back water present mainly in LACHAPET, srigadha village SRIGADHA and KOLLAMADDI villages. Across the back water at srigadha bridge is constructed in the year 2018 and opened by minister Sri Kalvakuntla taraka ramarao