Gollapalli Reservoir

Gollapalli Reservoir[1] is an irrigation project located in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It receives water from Handri-Neeva[2] canal which draws water from Srisailam reservoir. It is located at Gollapalli village in Penukonda[3][4][5] Constituency.

Details

The project was started as a part of Jalayagnam. It was inaugurated[6] on 2 December 2016 by then Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu. The storage capacity of the reservoir is 1.91 tmcft. Water is further pumped from this reservoir to Madakasira and Hindupur through HNSS[7] Main canal.

References
  1. Staff Reporter (2016-12-03). "Naidu inaugurates Gollapalli reservoir". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  2. http://www.uniindia.com/all-projects-will-be-completed-to-provide-water-to-rayalaseema-ap-cm/states/news/1103373.html
  3. "Anantapur: Plans afoot to revive 1183 irrigation tanks". Deccan Chronicle. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  4. Hoskote, Nagabhushanam (2018-12-15). "Penukonda finally gets safe drinking water after decades". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  5. "Anantapur: Approaching summer no worry for water officials". Deccan Chronicle. 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  6. Staff Reporter (2016-12-02). "Naidu to inaugurate Gollapalli reservoir today". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  7. "Anantapur: Demand to divert surplus water to drought areas". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.

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