Srisailam Left Bank Canal

Alimineti Madhava Reddy Project earlier known as Srisailam Left Bank Canal is an irrigation project located in Nalgonda district in Telangana, India.[1]

History

This Project has two following alternatives[2]

  • Lift scheme from foreshore of Nagarjuna Sagar Reservoir: This scheme is completed by 2004 and 300,000 acres of land is under irrigation.[3]
  • Gravity scheme from foreshore of Srisailam reservoir, through two tunnels: This alternative to eliminate water pumping was taken up in 2004 and was scheduled for completion in 2010 but was delayed inordinately.[4]

Project

Water is fed from the Puttamgandi foreshore pump house located at 16°36′37″N 79°07′01″E in to the nearby Puttamgandi tank from Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir. The pump house has ultimate capacity of five pumps each of 600 cusecs pumping capacity.[5] Water is supplied from the Puttamgandi tank by gravity to the entire irrigated area of the project via balancing reservoir called Akkampalli reservoir with 1.5 tmcft storage capacity.[6] From Akkampalli reservoir, water is also pumped to the Hyderabad city for its water needs.

To eliminate the need of expensive water pumping and facilitate water flow by gravity to the Akkampalli reservoir, it is envisaged to bring water from Srisailam reservoir to the plains of Nalgonda through two tunnels of a total length of 50.75 km (31.53 mi). This scheme is known as Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project.

Expansion of Puttamgandi tank

Puttamgandi tank water storage can be enhanced significantly by enlarging its water area and water depth by constructing earth bunds taking advantage of nearby continuous hillocks on three sides of the tank. The enhanced water storage capacity would serve as 100% reliable and assured water source for water needs of Hyderabad city without depending on water from Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar reservoirs during drought years.

References
  1. "Republic Day celebrated with fervour". The Hindu. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  2. "Aliminati Madhava Reddy Project (AMRP)". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. "Irrigation Projects in Telangana".
  4. "SLBC tunnel hit by fund crunch, not likely by 2010 - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. Reddy, T. Karnakar (27 March 2016). "Expert suggests for full use of Puttamgandi pump house for Dindi project". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  6. "Akkampalli Dam D06050". Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

16°30′33″N 78°54′02″E


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.