Sadarmat Barrage | |
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Official name | Sadarmat Barrage |
Country | India |
Location | Ponkal village, Mamda mandal, Nirmal district, Telangana |
Coordinates | 18°59′27.9852″N 78°34′16.0104″E / 18.991107000°N 78.571114000°E |
Purpose | Irrigation |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | 11 January 2017 |
Opening date | 2021 |
Construction cost | 520 Crores |
Built by | Bhrunda Infra Private Limited & Siri Constructions Infrastructure Private Limited (Joint Venture) |
Owner(s) | Government of Telangana |
Operator(s) | Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Barrage |
Impounds | Godavari River |
Spillways | 55 gates |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Sadarmat Reservoir |
Total capacity | 1.6 TMC |
Sadarmat Barrage[1][2][3][4] is an under-construction barrage across Godavari River at Ponkal village, Mamda mandal, Nirmal district of Telangana State. This barrage is situated 32 km downstream of Sriram Sagar Project, on the Godavari river and about 7 km upstream of Sadarmat Anicut. The project will provide irrigation facilities for an ayacut of 20,000 acres in Nirmal district of Telangana State.