GODAVARI RIVER

GODAVARI RIVER

originates in the Western Ghats Trimbakeshwar river.Drainage area of 3,42,812km Ecological significance.Dams and Barrages.

DOWALESHWARAM BARRAGE

The Dowaleshawaram Barrage is 15 feet high and 3.5 km long, with 175 crest gates to pass the floods. The dam alignment crosses two midstream islands, and the barrage was constructed in four sections, which allowed flood passage during the construction period. Its construction was completed in 1850.

SRIRAM SAGAR RESERVIOR

Sriram Sagar Reservoirs capacity is 75 billion cubic feet, and it has 42 floodgates. It also includes Kakatiya Canal covering 284km, Laxmi Canal, Sarswati Canal, and Flood flow canal. Construction of this dam was started in 1957.

GODAVARI RIVER PROBLEMSKRISHNA RIVER

Originatesfrom Mahabaleshvar in Satara district.Meets at bay of Bengal at hamasaladeevi in AP.Overall travel length of river isEcological significance.Dams and Barrages.

KRISHNA RIVER IN VIJAYAWADA in 2007

Length1,400km(900mi)approx.Basin258,948km2(100,000sqmi)approx.SourceMahabaleswar-elevation1,337m(4,386ft)NAGARJUNA SAGAR DAM

The Nagarjuna Sagar dam currently holds the record of being the tallest masonry dam (that is, a dam made by way of masonry and is of either gravity or arch type) in the world. Standing at a height of 124 meters, a length of 1 kilometer, and holding back 11,742 million cubic liters of Krishna River water,

PRAKSHAM BARRAGE

The Nagarjuna Sagar dam currently holds the record of being the tallest masonry dam (that is, a dam made by way of masonry and is of either gravity or arch type) in the world. Standing at a height of 124 meters, a length of 1 kilometer, and holding back 11,742 million cubic liters of Krishna River water,

TUNGABHADRA RIVER

Originatesfrom Gangamoola, in Varaha Parvatha Meets at bay of Bengal at hamasaladeevi in AP.Overall travel length of river isEcological significance.Dams and Barrages.

DAMS AND BARRAGES

INFO NEED TO FINDIts storage capacity is 135Tmcft.

TUNGHABHADRA RIVER PROBLEMSTungabhadra River pollution has affected 1,000,000 people in the sub-basin as most villages used the river water, previously obtained through the ancienttanksystem.GANGA RIVERMUSI RIVER