Lanka Sagar Dam

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Lanka Sagar Dam
Location of Lanka Sagar Dam in Andhra Pradesh
Location	Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates	17°10′22″N 80°43′17″E / 17.172775°N 80.721359°E / 17.172775; 80.721359Coordinates: 17°10′22″N 80°43′17″E / 17.172775°N 80.721359°E / 17.172775; 80.721359
Purpose	Irrigation, municipal water
Construction began	10 December 1964
Opening date	1968[1]
Dam and spillways
Height (foundation)	13 m (43 ft)
Length	2,718 m (8,917 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Lanka Sagar Reservoir
Total capacity	18,842,000 m3 (15,275 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	17,290,000 m3 (14,017 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	20.72 km2 (8 sq mi)

Lanka Sagar is a water project centered on an earth-fill dam on the Kuttalair River (Krishna Godavari Basin) near Adivimallala village in Andhra Pradesh, India. The villages of Rajugudem, Chowdavaram, Pallewada, Lankasagar are located around this project. It was built in 1968. The purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation and drinking water. The project affords the irrigation of 7,353 acres (2,976 ha).^[2]

Specifications[]

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 13 m (43 ft) while the length is 2,718 m (8,917 ft). The gross storage capacity of the dam is 18,842,000 m³ (15,275 acre⋅ft) and its spillway is controlled by 48 floodgates.^[3]

See also[]

• List of reservoirs and dams in India

References[]

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