Lanka Sagar Dam Explained

Lanka Sagar Dam
Res Name:Lanka Sagar Reservoir
Location:Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Dam Length:27180NaN0
Dam Height Foundation:130NaN0
Construction Began:10 December 1964
Opening:1968[1]
Purpose:Irrigation, municipal water
Res Capacity Total:188420000NaN0
Res Capacity Active:172900000NaN0
Res Catchment:20.720NaN0
Location Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates:17.1728°N 80.7214°W

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 7353acres.[2]

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 13m (43feet) while the length is 2718m (8,917feet). The gross storage capacity of the dam is 18842000m2 and its spillway is controlled by 48 floodgates.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hydrology and Water Resources of India . Springer . S. Sharad Kumar Jain . Pushpendra K. Agarwal . V. Vijay P. Singh . 2007 . 671 . 978-1402051807 . 17 July 2013.
  2. Web site: Khammam District. Centre for Good Governance. 17 July 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20120717154954/http://irrigation.cgg.gov.in/dp/KhammamDistrictProfile.jsp. 17 July 2012.
  3. Web site: Lankasagar D02073 . https://archive.today/20130717145711/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Lankasagar_D02073 . dead . 17 July 2013 . 17 July 2013 .