Upper Manair Dam
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Upper Manair Dam | |
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Location of Upper Manair Dam in Telangana | |
Official name | ఎగువ మానేరు డ్యామ్ Upper Manair Dam |
Location | Rajanna Sircilla district, Telangana, India |
Coordinates | 18°16′13″N 78°32′40″E / 18.27028°N 78.54444°ECoordinates: 18°16′13″N 78°32′40″E / 18.27028°N 78.54444°E |
Construction began | 1943 (by Nizam) |
Opening date | 1950 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Manair River and |
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) |
The Upper Manair Dam (Telugu:ఎగువ మానేరు డ్యామ్ ) is a dam on the Manair River, at Narmal Village, Gambhiraopet mandal, Rajanna Sircilla district, Telangana by Nizam.[2]
Situated at narmala village, rajanna sircilla district. Foundation stone laid in 1943 by Nizam of Hyderabad state. Back water present mainly in , 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
See also[]
- Sriram Sagar Project
- Lower Manair Dam
- Mid Manair Dam
- Sripada Yellampalli project
- Nizam Sagar
- Kaddam Project
- Pranahita Chevella
- Alisagar lift irrigation scheme
- Sri Komaram Bheem Project
- Icchampally Project
References[]
- ^ "India: National Register of Large Dams 2012" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Upper Manair Dam D02364". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
Categories:
- Dams on the Godavari River
- Dams in Telangana
- Godavari basin
- Dams completed in 1950
- Irrigation in Telangana