Kaddam Project

Dam in Telangana, India
19°6′29″N 78°47′27″E / 19.10806°N 78.79083°E / 19.10806; 78.79083Opening date1958Construction cost600 CroresDam and spillwaysImpoundsKadem RiverHeight31 metres (102 ft) from river levelLength2,051 metres (6,729 ft)ReservoirCreatesKadem ReservoirTotal capacity215,800,000 m3 (174,952 acre⋅ft)Active capacity137,100,000 m3 (111,149 acre⋅ft) (4.82 Tmc ft)[1]Catchment area2,590 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi)Surface area24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)

The Kadem Project is a reservoir on the river Kadem, a tributary river of Godavari near Kademm Mandal, Nirmal District, Telangana. This project covers localised ayacut under Nirmal and Mancherial Districts.[2]

The Project has been integrated with Sriram Sagar Project. The reservoir being supplemented through Sri Rama Sagar Project by Saraswathi Canal to stabilize the localized catchment area.[citation needed]

It has two major canals for water distribution, the Left canal length is 76.8 km and Right Canal length is about 8 km.

See also

References

  1. ^ "India: National Register of Large Dams 2012" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Kadem (K.N.R.P.) Dam D00647". Retrieved 2 April 2016.[permanent dead link]