Tummidihetti Barrage | |
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Official name | Tummidihetti Barrage |
Country | India |
Location | Tummidihetti village, Koutala mandal, Adilabad district, Telangana |
Coordinates | 19°35′45″N 79°47′0″E / 19.59583°N 79.78333°E |
Purpose | Multi-purpose |
Status | Proposed |
Construction began | Proposed |
Opening date | Proposed |
Construction cost | Proposed |
Built by | Proposed |
Owner(s) | Government of Telangana |
Operator(s) | Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Barrage |
Impounds | Pranhita River a tributary of Godavari River |
Height | 148 meters |
Length | 6477 meters (includes 3276 meters of concrete section, 2301 and 900 meters of left earthen dam in Maharashtra and Telangana respectively) |
Spillway capacity | 62,231.27 Cumecs |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Tummidihetti Reservoir |
Total capacity | 2 TMC (Estimated).[1] |
Tummidihetti Barrage[2][3][4] is a proposed barrage across Pranhita River, a tributary of Godavari River at Tummidihetti village, Koutala mandal, Adilabad district of Telangana State. The project will provide irrigation facilities for an ayacut of 2,00,000 acres in drought prone areas in East Adilabad District of Telangana State. .