Sriram Sagar Reservoir
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Sri Ram Sagar is a reservoir
across the River Godavari near Nirmal
town in Andhra Pradesh
, India
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The reservoir is formed by the Pochampad Dam. It was built up to serve the farmers of Telangana
Region of Andhra Pradesh. When completed, it could hold 120 Million Cubic Metres of water at its peak. Its back waters extended into the neighboring state of Maharashtra, at least 150 kilometres (93.2 mi) from the actual site of the dam. The present capacity of the resovoir is 88.7 Million Cubic Metres as of 2008. The reduction in capacity has been attributed to the silt that accumulated on the riverbed, a characteristic of the River Godavari.
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
across the River Godavari near Nirmal
Nirmal
Nirmal is a town, mandal headquarters and a municipality in Adilabad district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.It is the political headquarters of the district having a history of 400years.The name "NIRMAL" has been derived from one of its famous rulers NIMMA NAIDU way back in 17th century.He...
town in 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
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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The reservoir is formed by the Pochampad Dam. It was built up to serve the farmers of Telangana
Telangana
Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...
Region of Andhra Pradesh. When completed, it could hold 120 Million Cubic Metres of water at its peak. Its back waters extended into the neighboring state of Maharashtra, at least 150 kilometres (93.2 mi) from the actual site of the dam. The present capacity of the resovoir is 88.7 Million Cubic Metres as of 2008. The reduction in capacity has been attributed to the silt that accumulated on the riverbed, a characteristic of the River Godavari.