Parvati Barrage Explained

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.

Project info

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Telangana CM lays foundation for Kaleshwaram irrigation project. The Hindu BusinessLine. 4 September 2017 .
  2. News: Kaleshwaram project: KCR lays foundation stone. The Hans India. 4 September 2017 .