Opening date 10 September 2015 Length 8,200 m | Construction cost 775 crore rupees Catchment area 20.38 km² Construction began 10 September 2003 | |
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Official name సర్దార్ గౌతు లచ్చన్న తోటపల్లి బ్యారేజిSardar Gouthu Latchanna Thotapalli Barrageसर्दार् गौतु लच्चन्न तोटपल्लि बांध Height 20.47 metres (67 ft) from river level Similar Veligallu Dam Reservoir, PABR Dam, Tatipudi Reservoir, Mylavaram Dam, Champavathi River | ||
Thotapalli Barrage is located in Garugubilli Mandal, Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh State. It was named after the freedom fighter and Political leader Sardar Gouthu Latchanna. The project construction was in between 2003 and 2015. This Project was inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandra babu Naidu on September 10, 2015. The Project provides irrigation to 1,20,000 acres in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts.
Map of Thotapalli Barrage, Andhra Pradesh 535525
In 1908, the old Thotapalli regulator was constructed across the Nagavali River with a 64,000 acres irrigation potential. The regulator was replaced by the current barrage which has a 2.51 Tmcft storage capacity and an additional 56,000 acres irrigation potential.
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