Kaddam Project
| Kaddam Project | |
|---|---|
  Location of Kaddam Project in Telangana  Kaddam Project (India) | |
| Official name | కడెం ప్రాజెక్ట్ Kaddam Project |
| Location | Kaddam, Nirmal District, Telangana, India |
| Coordinates | 19°6′29″N 78°47′27″E / 19.10806°N 78.79083°E |
| Opening date | 1958 |
| Construction cost | 100 rs |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Kadem River |
| Height | 31 metres (102 ft) from river level |
| Length | 2,051 metres (6,729 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kaddam Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 215,800,000 m3 (174,952 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 137,100,000 m3 (111,149 acre⋅ft)[1] |
| Catchment area | 2,590 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
The Kaddam Project also called Kadem (Telugu:కడెం ప్రాజెక్ట్ ) is a Major Reservoir across river Kadem, a tributary river of Godavari near Kaddam Mandal, Nirmal District, Telangana. This Project covers localised ayacut under Nirmal and Mancherial Districts. This project also called as Kaddam Narayana Reddy Project[2]
The Project has been integrated with Sri Rama Sagar Project. The reservoir being supplemented through Sri Rama Sagar Project by Saraswathi Canal to stabilize the localized catchment area.
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
- ^ "India: National Register of Large Dams 2012" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Kaddam (K.N.R.P.) Dam D00647". Retrieved 2 April 2016.