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Kaddam Project

Coordinates: 19°6′29″N 78°47′27″E / 19.10806°N 78.79083°E / 19.10806; 78.79083
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Kaddam Project
Kaddam Project is located in Telangana
Kaddam Project
Location of Kaddam Project in Telangana
Kaddam Project is located in India
Kaddam Project
Kaddam Project (India)
Official namekadem river project
LocationKadem, Nirmal District, Telangana, India
Coordinates19°6′29″N 78°47′27″E / 19.10806°N 78.79083°E / 19.10806; 78.79083
Opening date1958
Construction cost600 Crores
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKadem River
Height31 metres (102 ft) from river level
Length2,051 metres (6,729 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesKadem Reservoir
Total capacity215,800,000 m3 (174,952 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity137,100,000 m3 (111,149 acre⋅ft) (4.82 Tmc ft)[1]
Catchment area2,590 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi)
Surface area24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)

The Kadem Project is a reservoir on the river Kadem, a tributary river of Godavari near Kademm Mandal, Nirmal District, Telangana. This project covers localised ayacut under Nirmal and Mancherial Districts.[2]

The Project has been integrated with Sriram Sagar Project. The reservoir being supplemented through Sri Rama Sagar Project by Saraswathi Canal to stabilize the localized catchment area.[citation needed]

It has two major canals for water distribution, the Left canal length is 76.8 km and Right Canal length is about 8 km.

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References

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  1. ^ "India: National Register of Large Dams 2012" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Kadem (K.N.R.P.) Dam D00647". Retrieved 2 April 2016.[permanent dead link]