Godavari_River_Basin_Irrigation_Projects

Godavari River Basin Irrigation Projects

Godavari River Basin Irrigation Projects

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The Godavari River has its catchment area[1] in seven states of India: Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha. The number of dams constructed in Godavari basin is the highest among all the river basins in India.[2] Nearly 350 major and medium dams and barrages had been constructed in the river basin by the year 2012.[3][4][5]

Panoramic view of Alisagar lake.

Godavari River Delta
Dowleswaram Barrage near Rajahmundry on River Godavari

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References

  1. "Godavari river basin map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. "National register of dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. "Dams & barrages location map in India". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. "Head works (Dam, Barrage, Weir, Anicut, Lift)". Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. "Major Medium Irrigation Projects in Godavari Basin". Water Resources Information System of India. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016.
  6. "Upper Kolab Dam D01660". Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. "Sadarmat anicut in Adilabad stands the test of time". The Hindu. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  8. "Indravati Power Station". Orissa Hydro power Corporation Ltd. Archived from the original on 17 November 2006.
  9. "अब कैसे मिलेगा पीने का पानी" [How now to get drinking water?]. Patrika Seoni News (in Hindi). 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016.
  10. "Vishnupuri Barrage B00473". Water Resources Information System of India. 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  11. Vishnupuri Barrage location (Map). Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  12. "Pench Diversion Project JI00945". Retrieved 2 April 2016.



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