Opening date 1968 Length 2,718 m (8,917 ft) Construction began 10 December 1964 | Height (foundation) 13 m (43 ft) Catchment area 20.72 km² | |
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Official name Telugu: లంకాసాగర్Lankasagar Dam D02073 Purpose Irrigation, municipal water | ||
Lanka Sagar is a water project centered on an earth-fill dam on the Kuttalair River (Krishna Godavari Basin) near Adivimallala village in Andhra Pradesh, India. The villages of Rajugudem, Chowdavaram, Pallewada, Lankasagar are located around this project. It was built in 1968. The purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation and drinking water. The project affords the irrigation of 7,353 acres (2,976 ha).
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 13 m (43 ft) while the length is 2,718 m (8,917 ft). The gross storage capacity of the dam is 18,842,000 m3 (15,275 acre·ft) and its spillway is controlled by 48 floodgates.
References
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