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Saraswati Barrage
Annaram Barrage at Mahadevpur MandalShow map of TelanganaSaraswati Barrage (India)Show map of India
Location	Annaram (village), Mahadevpur Telangana
Coordinates	18°45′51.9″N 79°49′24.7″E / 18.764417°N 79.823528°E / 18.764417; 79.823528
Purpose	Multi-purpose
Status	Operational
Construction began	2 May 2016
Opening date	21 June 2019
Built by	Afcons Infrastructure Limited (Subsidiary of Shapoorji Pallonji Group)
Owner(s)	Government of Telangana
Operator(s)	Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Barrage
Impounds	Godavari River
Length	1,270 m
Spillways	66
Reservoir
Creates	Saraswati Barrage
Total capacity	11.9 tmcft 336,970 megalitres
Power Station
Operator(s)	Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited
Commission date	Planned
Type	Barrage

The Saraswati Barrage, also known as the Annaram Barrage is an irrigation project on Godavari River located at Annaram Village, Mahadevpur Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district in Telangana State, India.

This is the second point and one of the barrages proposed in Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project which envisages construction of three barrages between Yellampalli and Medigadda.

Proposed Annaram Barrage details:

Project info

Annaram Barrage foundation was laid by First Chief Minister of Telangana, K.Chandrashekar Rao on 2 May 2016.

The project started by Telangana government as part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Schema to irrigate the 18.5 lakh acres of new land and stabilize 11.8 lakh (1,118,000) acres (480,000 ha) of existing irrigated land.

See also

• Medigadda Barrage
• Sundilla Barrage
• Sriram Sagar Project
• Lower Manair Dam
• Mid Manair Dam
• Kaddam Project
• Upper Manair Dam
• SRSP Flood Flow Canal
• Nizam Sagar
• Pranahita Chevella
• Alisagar lift irrigation scheme
• Sri Komaram Bheem Project
• Devadula lift irrigation scheme
• Icchampally Project

References

1. "Telangana CM KCR renames barrages, pump houses of Kaleswaram project". ANI News. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
2. "Telangana CM lays foundation for Kaleshwaram irrigation project". The Hindu BusinessLine. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
3. "Kaleshwaram project: KCR lays foundation stone". The Hans India. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

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Pollution concerns, river basin's sustainable productivity & ecology	Algal bloom in reservoirs High alkalinity of river water in the river basin upstream of Pochampadu dam Frequent floods in tail end area of the river basin Alkali salts / high pH water run off from ash / red mud dumps of coal fired power stations / bauxite ore enrichment Excessive silting of reservoirs due to deforestation and mining activities
Related topics	Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal
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