Madduvalasa is a village in Vangara mandal of Srikakulam district

Srikakulam district

Srikakulam District , formerly known as Chicacole, is the extreme northeastern District of Andhra Pradesh, situated within the geographic co-ordinates of 18°-20’ and 19°-10’ N and 83°-50’ and 84°-50’ E...

, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India

India

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Madduvalasa Reservoir

Madduvalasa Reservoir has been built on Vegavati and Suvarnamukhi rivers, subsidiaries of Nagavali River

Nagavali River

The River Nagavali is one of the main rivers of Southern Orissa and North Eastern Andhra Pradesh States in India, between Mahanadi and Godavari basins.-Origin and Course:...

at Madduvalasa. It was commissioned in the year 1977. About 15,000 acres of land was brought under cultivation with the water.

The seven villages, i.e. Patuvardhanam, Devikiwada, Chinna Devikiwada, CBR Peta, Nukalavada, Narendrapuram and Gitanapalli comprising about 2,240 families, were adjacent to the Full Reservoir Level (FRL). They were identified for rehabilitation package involving an expenditure of Rs. 27 cores.

External links

• Madduvalasa Reservoir and surrounding villages at Wikimapia.org