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Thotapalli Barrage

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Opening date
  
10 September 2015

Impounds
  
Nagavali River

Length
  
8,200 m

Impound
  
Nagavali River

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 బ్యారేజి Sardar Gouthu Latchanna Thotapalli Barrage सर्दार् गौतु लच्चन्न तोटपल्लि बांध

Location
  
Thotapalli, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh

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.

References

Thotapalli Barrage Wikipedia