Shanigaram Reservoir
Shanigaram Reservoir (Telugu:శనిగరం జలాశయం) also known as Shanigaram Cheruvu is a medium irrigation project constructed across the Shanigaram River, at Shanigaram Village, Karimnagar District, Telangana.
| Shanigaram Reservoir | |
|---|---|
  Location of Shanigaram Reservoir in Telangana | |
| Official name | శనిగరం జలాశయం Shanigaram Reservoir |
| Location | Shanigaram Village, Karimnagar district, Telangana, India |
| Coordinates | 18°11′10″N 79°00′50″E |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1887 |
| Opening date | 1891 |
| Construction cost | 540 Seers(504 kg) of Gold |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
| Height | 16 metres (52 ft) from river level |
| Length | 908 metres (2,979 ft)[1] |
| Spillway type | Ogee crest |
| Spillway capacity | 14150 Cusec |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Shanigaram Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 1.09 Tmcft |
| Catchment area | 5100 Acres |
This is one of the oldest reservoir constructed in 1891 under Nizam rule. Project construction cost was 560 Seers (504 kg) of Gold (1 Seer = 80 Tula = 933.1 Gram).
As part of Sriram Sagar Stage-II work, this reservoir will be filled by lift canal from Thotapally Reservoir in which water carried from Mid Manair through MMD Right Canal. Both Reservoirs and MMD Right Canal construction is in progress,; it is expected to finish by end of 2015.
See also
References
- "India: National Register of Large Dams 2012" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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