Sripada Yellampalli Project Explained

Dam Crosses:Godavari River
Res Name:Yellampalli
Location:Yellampalli (village), Peddapalli & Mancherial districts
Dam Length:1180.7m
Dam Height:26.3m
Dam Type:B
Construction Began:28 July 2004
Spillway Count:62
Purpose:Multi-purpose (Ntpc Ramagundam power plant uses and supplies drinking water to Ramagundam Godavarikhani and Hyderabad cities
Status:Functional
Cost:5400 crore rupees
Owner:Government of Telangana
Res Capacity Total:20 tmcft
Location Map:India Telangana#India
Location Map Caption:Yellampalli Barrage at Ramagundam Mandal
Coordinates:18.8458°N 79.3681°W
Plant Operator:Telangana State
Plant Commission:2004
Plant Type:Barrage
Website:https://irrigation.telangana.gov.in

Sripada Yellampalli Project is an irrigation project located at Yellampalli Village of Ramagundam rural Mandal, between Peddapalli district - Mancherial District of Telangana State, India.[1] The project is fourth largest on the Godavari River in Telangana State. It is named after late legislator, D. Sripada Rao.[2]

Project info

Sripada Yellampalli irrigation project foundation was laid by Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy on 28 July 2004.

The project is designed to utilize about 63 tmc of water at a cost of Rs. 900 crores in the first phase. In the second phase, about 49.5 tmc would be lifted to the upland regions of Karimnagar, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Warangal and Medak districts with 6 TMC water allotted for the NTPC Ramagundam project.[3] After the flood gates are installed, the project could would store about 20 Tmcft of water.[4]

The project operational requirement is 163 MW power and 469 million KWh of electrical energy annually to pump the water. The project would supply water for NTPC power project reservoir in Ramagundam Mandal in Karimnagar old district (Peddapalli district).[5] It commenced its operations in 2005 near Mamnoor and Yellampalli villages at Ramagundam and mainly supplies drinking water to Ramagundam, Godavarikhani cities and Hyderabad Capital city.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sripada Yellampalli project water for NTPC plant. https://web.archive.org/web/20081001044527/http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/28/stories/2008092857060600.htm. dead. 1 October 2008. The Hindu. 2008-09-28. 15 September 2014.
  2. News: Sripada Yellampalli project by May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20071013013620/http://hindu.com/2007/10/12/stories/2007101258490300.htm. dead. 13 October 2007. The Hindu. 2007-10-12. 15 September 2014.
  3. News: YSR lays stone for Yellampalli project. https://web.archive.org/web/20040809203039/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/29/stories/2004072907420400.htm. dead. 9 August 2004. The Hindu. 2004-07-29. 15 September 2014.
  4. News: White paper sought on Yellampalli . 15 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110084352/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/23/stories/2010102360170300.htm. 10 November 2012. dead. The Hindu. 23 October 2010.
  5. News: Trial run for supply of water to NTPC in Nov. . 15 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20110203062852/http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/16/stories/2010081650970500.htm . 3 February 2011. dead. The Hindu. 16 August 2010.