List of dams and reservoirs in Telangana

Template:Use Indian telugu The following are the dams and reservoirs located in Telangana.[1] Contrary to the political belief, Telangana is known as the Land of Dams, Reservoirs, Lakes, Tanks and Canals. It has the most number of Dams, Reservoirs, Lakes, Tanks and Canals than any other South Indian state.

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam gates and power house view
SriRam Sagar Dam on Godavari in Pochampahad
Nizam Sagar, Nizamabad
Jurala Project gates view on Krishna River in Mahabubnagar

List of dams and reservoirs only

# Name & Place Constructed Year Capacity (in TMC) Main purpose Notes
1 Nizam Sagar, Nizamabad 1931 Drinking water for Nizamabad, Hyderabad, Hydroelectric and Irrigation Oldest dam in Telangana State
2 Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Nalgonda & Guntur 1967 Drinking water, Hydroelectric and Irrigation
2a Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond, Nalgonda & Guntur Hydroelectric
3 Singur Dam, Medak 1989 Drinking water for Hyderabad, Hydroelectric and Irrigation
4 Sriram Sagar, Nizamabad 1977 Drinking water, Hydroelectric and Irrigation
5 Lower Manair Dam, Karimnagar 1985 Drinking Water for Karimangar, Warangal and Irrigation
6 Upper Manair Dam, Karimnagar 1985 Drinking Water and Irrigation
7 Kadam Reservoir, Adilabad 1958 Water for Irrigation
8 Yellampalli, Karimnagar Drinking Water and Irrigation
9 Srisailam Dam, Kurnool & Mahbubnagar 1984 Drinking water, Hydroelectric and Irrigation
9a Srisailam tail pond, Kurnool & Mahbubnagar u/c Hydroelectric
10 Jurala Project, Mahbubnagar 1995 Hydroelectric and Irrigation
11 Pulichinthala Project, Guntur & Nalgonda Hydroelectric and Irrigation
12 Sri Komaram Bheem Project, Adilabad 2011 Water for Drinking and Irrigation
13 Ramagundam Dam, Karimnagar NA Water for NTPC
14 Lower Jurala HEP, Mahabubnagar Hydroelectric Power
15 Rajolibanda Dam 1956 Water for Irrigation
16 Dummugudem Lift Irrigation Scheme, Khammam Water for Irrigation
17 Dindi Reservoir
18 Vattivagu Reservoir, Adilabad Medium Irrigation
19 Osman Sagar Reservoir
20 Himayath Sagar
21 Musi Reservoir
22 Pranahita Chevella
24 Koilsagar
25 Icchampally Project, Karimnagar & Maharashtra
26 Swarna Reservoir, Adilabad Medium Irrigation
27 Mathadivagu Reservoir
28 SRSP Project Dam
30 Sathnala Dam, Adilabad
32 Shankara Samudram Balancing Reservoir
33 Alimineti Madhava Reddy Project
34 Udaya Samudram Balancing Reservoir
35 Peddadevulapally Balancing Reservoir
36 Ramanpad reservoir
36 Gundrevula reservoir, Mahaboobnagar and Kurnool
36 Singotam reservoir
37 Jonnalaboguda reservoir
38 Pulkurthy Reservoir
39 Salivagu Reservoir
40 Nashkal Reservoir
41 Palakurthy Reservoir
42 Nawabpet Reservoir
43 Tapaspalli Reservoir
44 Pocharam Dam Reservoir
46 Manjeera Reservoir
47 Mylaram Reservoir
48 Devadula project lift irrigation
49 Chakunta Reservoir
50 Pakhala Reservoir
51 Chalivagu Reservoir
52 Narsingapur Reservoir
53 Bheemghanpur Reservoir
54 Rangaiah-Yerraiah Reservoir
55 Wyra Reservoir
56 Kinnerasani Reservoir
57 Palair Reservoir
57 Kanthapally Barrage
58 Shanigaram Reservoir
59 Thotapally Reservoir
60 Alisagar Reservoir, Nizamabad 1931
61 Alisagar Lift Irrigation Scheme, Nizamabad 2002 Irrigation
62 Lower Penganga River Irrigation Project

Maharashtra (Yavatmal and Chandrapur districts) and Telangana (Adilabad)

 1997 Drinking Water and Irrigation. Godavari water tribunal award in 1975. Granted by the State Governments of MA (CM Shiv Manohar Joshi) and AP (CM Naidu) in 1997.

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Ongoing project.

63 Lendi, Nizamabad and Maharashtra
64 Sadarmat, Adilabad
65 Pedavagu, Adilabad
66 Neelwai, Adilabad
67 Ralevagu, Adilabad
68 Gollavagu, Adilabad
69 Suddavagu, Adilabad
70 Chelmelavagu Project (NTR Sagar), Adilabad
71 PP Rao Project, Adilabad

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References

  1. ↑ "National register of dams in India" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Congress rally on Friday for revival of Lower Painganga project - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  3. ↑ http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Dams_in_Telangana
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