Sripada Yellampalli Project

Sripada Yellampalli Project
Yellampalli Barrage at Ramagundam Mandal Show map of Telangana Sripada Yellampalli Project (India) Show map of India
Location	Yellampalli (village), Peddapalli & Mancherial districts
Coordinates	18°50′45″N 79°22′05″E
Purpose	Multi-purpose (Ntpc Ramagundam power plant uses and supplies drinking water to Ramagundam Godavarikhani and Hyderabad cities
Status	Functional
Construction began	28 July 2004
Opening date	4 August 2016; 8 years ago (4 August 2016)
Construction cost	5400 crore rupees
Owner(s)	Government of Telangana
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Barrage
Impounds	Godavari River
Height	26.3m
Length	1180.7m
Spillways	62
Reservoir
Creates	Yellampalli
Total capacity	20 tmcft
Power Station
Operator(s)	Telangana State
Commission date	2004
Type	Barrage
Website https://irrigation.telangana.gov.in

Sripada Yellampalli Project is an irrigation project located at Yellampalli Village of Ramagundam rural Mandal, between Peddapalli district - Mancherial District of Telangana State, India.^{[1][citation needed]} The project is fourth largest on the Godavari River in Telangana State. It is named after late legislator, D. Sripada Rao.^[2]

Project info

Sripada Yellampalli irrigation project foundation was laid by Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy on 28 July 2004.

The project is designed to utilize about 63 tmc of water at a cost of Rs. 900 crores in the first phase. In the second phase, about 49.5 tmc would be lifted to the upland regions of Karimnagar, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Warangal and Medak districts with 6 TMC water allotted for the NTPC Ramagundam project.^[3] After the flood gates are installed, the project could would store about 20 Tmcft of water.^[4]

The project operational requirement is 163 MW power and 469 million KWh of electrical energy annually to pump the water. The project would supply water for NTPC power project reservoir in Ramagundam Mandal in Karimnagar old district (Peddapalli district).^[5] It commenced its operations in 2005 near Mamnoor and Yellampalli villages at Ramagundam and mainly supplies drinking water to Ramagundam, Godavarikhani cities and Hyderabad Capital city.

See also

• Sriram Sagar Project
• Medigadda Barrage
• Annaram Barrage
• Sundilla Barrage
• Lower Manair Dam
• Mid Manair Dam
• Kaddam Project
• Upper Manair Dam
• SRSP Flood Flow Canal
• Nizam Sagar
• Pranahita Chevella
• Alisagar lift irrigation scheme
• Maulana Abul Kalam Hyderabad Sujala Saravanthi scheme
• Sri Komaram Bheem Project
• Devadula lift irrigation scheme
• Icchampally Project
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References

1. "Sripada Yellampalli project water for NTPC plant". The Hindu. 28 September 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
2. "Sripada Yellampalli project by May 2008". The Hindu. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
3. "YSR lays stone for Yellampalli project". The Hindu. 29 July 2004. Archived from the original on 9 August 2004. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
4. "White paper sought on Yellampalli". The Hindu. 23 October 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
5. "Trial run for supply of water to NTPC in Nov". The Hindu. 16 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2014.