Vykuntapuram barrage

Vykuntapuram Barrage is an Indian barrage and water storage project. It is under construction on Krishna River 23 kilometers upstream of existing Prakasam Barrage with FRL 25M.[1] It is designed to store 10 TMC of flood water coming from the Vyra and Munneru rivers. The backwater of this dam will extend beyond Pokkunuru to the toe of Pulichintala dam. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone[2] for this project on 13 February 2019.

  1. ^ ilyas, md (11 October 2016). "New barrage on Krishna river: Vastu favours Vykuntapuram". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ Srinivas, Rajulapudi (14 February 2019). "Naidu lays foundation stone for barrage across Krishna". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 February 2019.