Opening date 19 November 2011 Address Ada, Telangana 504293 | Impounds Peddavagu River Length 1 m | |
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Official name శ్రీ కొమరం భీం ప్రాజెక్ట్)
Sri Komaram Bheem Project Location Ada village, Asifabad Mandal, Adilabad district, Telangana, India Height 18 metres (59 ft) above lowest foundation. Creates Sri Komaram Bheem Reservoir | ||
The Sri Komaram Bheem Project (Telugu: శ్రీ కొమరం భీం ప్రాజెక్ట్) is a Medium Reservoir has been built across Peddavagu River, a tributary of the Pranahita River. It is located at Ada village, Asifabad Mandal, Adilabad District, Telangana.
The project named after Komaram Bheem (Telugu:కొమరం భీం 22 October 1901 – 19 October 1940), was a tribal leader who fought against the Asaf Jahi Dynasty for the liberation of Hyderabad State. Komaram Bheem openly fought against the ruling Nizam government in a guerrilla campaign. He defied courts, laws, and any other form of Nizam authority, living off the sustenance of the forest. He took up arms against Nizam Nawab's soldiers, and fought Babi Jhari until his last breath.
This Project proposed to supply water to Asifabad, Wankidi, Kaghaznagar, and Sirpur mandals more than 45,000 in acres. But currently, the project is providing irrigation water to about 20,000 acres under its left canal 35 km. Right canal will provide irrigation water to about another 25000 acres.