Taliperu Project Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: India: National Register of Large Dams 2012. Central Water Commission. 26 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820154402/http://www.cwc.gov.in/main/webpages/NRLD%20FORMAT%202012.pdf. 20 August 2014. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Taliperu Dam D02295. 26 August 2015.