Lanka Sagar Dam
Dam in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Lanka Sagar is a water project centered on an earth-fill dam on the Kuttalair River (Krishna Godavari Basin) near Adivimallala village in Andhra Pradesh, India. The villages of Rajugudem, Chowdavaram, Pallewada, Lankasagar are located around this project. It was built in 1968. The purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation and drinking water. The project affords the irrigation of 7,353 acres (2,976 ha).[2]
LocationKhammam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates17.172775°N 80.721359°E
PurposeIrrigation, municipal water
Constructionbegan10 December 1964
| Lanka Sagar Dam | |
|---|---|
  Lanka Sagar Dam Location within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Location | Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 17.172775°N 80.721359°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation, municipal water |
| Construction began | 10 December 1964 |
| Opening date | 1968[1] |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height (foundation) | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Length | 2,718 m (8,917 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lanka Sagar Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 18,842,000 m3 (15,275 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 17,290,000 m3 (14,017 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 20.72 km2 (8 mi2) |
