Dam Crosses: | Godavari River |
Res Name: | Parvati Barrage |
Location: | Kasipeta village, Manthani Mandal. |
Dam Length: | 74 gates |
Dam Type: | Barrage |
Construction Began: | 2 May 2016 |
Opening: | 21 June 2019 |
Spillway Count: | 41 |
Purpose: | Multi-purpose |
Status: | O |
Owner: | Government of Telangana |
Res Capacity Total: | 8.83 tmcft |
Location Map: | India Telangana#India |
Location Map Caption: | Sundilla(Parvati) Barrage at Manthani Mandal |
Coordinates: | 18.7357°N 79.611°W |
Plant Operator: | Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited |
Plant Commission: | Planned |
Plant Type: | Barrage |
Parvati Barrage | |
Operator: | Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana |
Builder: | Navayuga Engineering Company Limited |
The Parvati Barrage, also known as the Sundilla Barrage is an irrigation project located at Kasipeta Village, Manthani Mandal, Peddapalli district in Telangana State, India[1] .
This is one of the three barrages proposed in Kaleshwaram Project which envisages construction of three barrages between Yellampalli (Ramagundam) and Medigadda.
Proposed Sundilla Barrage details:
Nearby areas are Godavarikhani (15km), Manthani (15km) and Sundilla (15km). It is surrounded by Jaipur Mandal towards the north, Ramagundam(Godavarikhani) Mandal towards the west, Manthani Mandal towards the south, and Mancherial Mandal towards the north.
Ramagundam, Godavari khani, Mancherial, Peddapalli, Manthani, Jaipur are nearby cities and towns. It is on the border of the Peddapalle District and Mancherial District. Mancherial District Jaipur is North towards this place. This project is equidistant from Godavarikhani and Manthani bus stations. The nearest railway station is Ramagundam. The nearest airport is Ramagundam (Basant Nagar).
Sundilla Barrage is named after Sundilla Village, which is a small village with nearly 1200 population in Ramagiri mandal of Peddapalli district.
Sundilla Barrage foundation was laid by First Chief Minister of Telangana, K.Chandrashekar Rao on 2 May 2016.
The project started by Telangana government as part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Schema to irrigate the 740000ha of new land and stabilize the 740000ha of existing irrigated land.[2]