Sagileru

Sagileru is a river in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh that is a tributary of the Pennar.

Sagileru basin

The Sagileru river valley lies between the Velikonda and Nallamala hills and has a north-south orientation.[1][2] The river basin contains red, black and loamy soils and both wet and dry irrigated crops are grown in this region with bajra, ragi, jowar, groundnuts and vegetables belonging to the latter category.[3]

Waterworks

The Upper and Lower Sagileru projects are medium irrigation projects on the river and are located in the B.Kodur and Kalasapadu mandals of Kadapa district. Besides these there are several lift irrigation and minor irrigation works on the river.[4] The Telugu Ganga canal project aims to enhance the irrigation potential of the Sagileru valley by diverting water for irrigation from the Sri Potuluri Veera Brahmendra Swami Reservoir to the Sagileru river. The building of this canal has however been criticised on the grounds of it posing a threat to the habitat of the highly endangered Jerdon's courser.[5][6]

References
  1. Bulletin of the National Geophysical Research Institute, Volume 9. National Geophysical Research Institute. 1971. p. 117.
  2. Census of India, 1961 census: Monograph series, Issue 8. India (Republic). Office of the Registrar General. 1966. p. 49.
  3. Jain, Sharad Kumar (2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. p. 735. ISBN 9781402051807.
  4. "IRRIGATION PROFILE KADAPA DISTRICT". Water Resources Information System, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. "Passion for a bird". The Hindu Business Line. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. "Will the call of Jerdon's be lost?". The Hindu Business Line. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2013.


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