Tummidihetti Barrage

Tummidihetti Barrage
Tummidihetti Barrage is located in Telangana
Tummidihetti Barrage
Tummidihetti Barrage at Tummidihetti
Tummidihetti Barrage is located in India
Tummidihetti Barrage
Tummidihetti Barrage (India)
Official nameTummidihetti Barrage
CountryIndia
LocationTummidihetti village, Koutala mandal, Adilabad district, Telangana
Coordinates19°35′45″N 79°47′0″E / 19.59583°N 79.78333°E / 19.59583; 79.78333
PurposeMulti-purpose
StatusProposed
Construction beganProposed
Opening dateProposed
Construction costProposed
Built byProposed
Owner(s)Government of Telangana
Operator(s)Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana
Dam and spillways
Type of damBarrage
ImpoundsPranhita River a tributary of Godavari River
Height148 meters
Length6477 meters (includes 3276 meters of concrete section, 2301 and 900 meters of left earthen dam in Maharashtra and Telangana respectively)
Spillway capacity62,231.27 Cumecs
Reservoir
CreatesTummidihetti Reservoir
Total capacity2 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. .

  1. ^ "Govt. looking for alternative site for Pranahita barrage?". The Hindu. March 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Maharashtra nod for Tummidihatti barrage". Deccan Chronicle. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  3. ^ "Maharashtra, Telangana sign pact on Godavari irrigation projects amid protests". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  4. ^ "ముంపు ముచ్చటే లేదు!". Sakshi (in Telugu). 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2021-01-21.