Kaddam Project

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Kaddam Project
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Official name	Kadem Project
Location	Kadem, Nirmal District, Telangana, India
Coordinates	19°6′29″N 78°47′27″E / 19.10806°N 78.79083°E / 19.10806; 78.79083Coordinates: 19°6′29″N 78°47′27″E / 19.10806°N 78.79083°E / 19.10806; 78.79083
Opening date	1958
Construction cost	100 rs
Dam and spillways
Impounds
Height	31 metres (102 ft) from river level
Length	2,051 metres (6,729 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Kadem Reservoir
Total capacity	215,800,000 m3 (174,952 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	137,100,000 m3 (111,149 acre⋅ft)[1]
Catchment area	2,590 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi)
Surface area	24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)

The Kadem Project is a reservoir on the river Kadem, a tributary river of Godavari near Kademm Mandal, Nirmal District, Telangana. This project covers localised ayacut under Nirmal and Mancherial Districts.^[2]

The Project has been integrated with Sriram Sagar Project. The reservoir being supplemented through by to stabilize the localized catchment area.^{[citation needed]}

It has two major canals for water distribution, the Left canal length is 76.8 km and Right Canal length is about 8 km.

It also has potential to generate 300 MW hydroelectricity at Pedda Bellala, downstream of Kadam River,

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