Name Official: | Telugu: తాలిపేరు ప్రాజెక్ట్ Taliperu Project |
Dam Crosses: | Taliperu River |
Res Name: | Taliperu Reservoir |
Location: | Cherla, Khammam District, Telangana, India |
Dam Length: | 2762m (9,062feet)[1] |
Dam Height: | 25m (82feet) above lowest foundation |
Dam Type: | F |
Spillway Count: | 25 |
Spillway Type: | Ogee crest |
Spillway Capacity: | 53043 Cusec |
Opening: | 1985 |
Status: | O |
Purpose: | I |
Cost: | Rs 52.98 crores |
Res Capacity Total: | 0.73 Tmcft |
Res Capacity Active: | 0.51 Tmcft |
Res Catchment: | 24000 Acres |
Location Map: | India Telangana |
Coordinates: | 18.1028°N 80.8653°W |
Taliperu Project (Telugu:Telugu: తాలిపేరు ప్రాజెక్ట్) also known as Taliperu Reservoir is a medium irrigation project constructed across the Taliperu River, a tributary of Godavari River, located at Cherla Village and Mandal, Khammam District, Telangana. This project utilizes about 5.0 TMC of water and creates 24500acres of Ayacut in both Cherla and Dummugudem Mandals, Khammam District.[2]