Taliperu Project

Taliperu Project
Location of Taliperu Project in India Telangana
Official name తాలిపేరు ప్రాజెక్ట్
Taliperu Project
Location Cherla , Khammam District, Telangana, India
Coordinates 18°6′10″N 80°51′55″E / 18.10278°N 80.86528°E / 18.10278; 80.86528Coordinates: 18°6′10″N 80°51′55″E / 18.10278°N 80.86528°E / 18.10278; 80.86528
Purpose Irrigation
Status Operational
Opening date 1985
Construction cost Rs 52.98 crores
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earth fill dam
Impounds Taliperu River
Height 25 metres (82 ft) above lowest foundation
Length 2,762 metres (9,062 ft)[1]
Spillways 25
Spillway type Ogee crest
Spillway capacity 53043 Cusec
Reservoir
Creates Taliperu Reservoir
Total capacity 0.73 Tmcft
Active capacity 0.51 Tmcft
Catchment area 24000 Acres

Taliperu Project (Telugu: తాలిపేరు ప్రాజెక్ట్) also known as Taliperu Reservoir is a medium irrigation project constructed across the Taliperu River, a tributory of Godavari River, located at Cherla Village and Mandal, Khammam District, Telangana. This project utilizes about 5.0 TMC of water and creates 24500 Acres of Ayacut in both Cherla and Dummugudem Mandals, Khammam District.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "India: National Register of Large Dams 2012" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Taliperu Dam D02295". Retrieved 26 August 2015.


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