Kondapochamma Sagar Reservoir

• Inaugurated : Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandra Shekar Rao participated in Chandi Yagam performedKondapochamma Sagar Reservoir at Konda Pochamma temple located at a distance of 30 km from the reservoir on 29th May 2020. He switched on the Markook pump house amid vedic chants after the Sudarshana yagam in the presence of Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy at Markook village in Siddipet district.

Main features:

• This reservoir was built near Markook and Pamulaparti villages in Siddipet district as part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme. The 1S8 kilometer-long Kondapochamma Sagar lying at 510 meters MSL has a capacity of 15 TMC. This project waş built at a cost of Rs 1,668.55 crore and has a water spread area of 17.027 sq km. Its full. reservoir level is 6l 8 m and is envisaged to provide irrigation to 2,85,280 acres of ayacut in erstwhile Medak district, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district and Medchal through 13 canals. It is the 10th lift under Kaleshwaram Project.
• The Mega Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) has built Kondapochamma Sagar reservoir and pump house with six machines with each 27 megawatts capacity were set up at Akkaram in Gajwel Mandal
• The full reservoir has a water spread area of 17.027 sq km and the FRL is 618 m. Benefited districts: Siddipet, Sangareddy, Medak, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri and Medchal Malkajgiri
• Water will be pumped to Keshwapur reservoir, 10 TMCs is filtered and supplied to Hyderabad city through Godavari ring main pipelines.

Mallanna Sagar

• Mallanna Sagar, the second largest reservoir in Telangana built under Kaleshwaram Project was inaugurated by Chief Minister KCR on 24h February 2022. It is the largest reservoir under Kaleshwaram Project.

Main Features

The reservoir was built with a capacity of 50 TMC at Tukkapur pump house in Thoguta Mandal of Siddipet district. It was completed with an expenditure of Rs. 6,805 crore within three and half years. 17,781 acres of land was acquired for its construction. It submerged 8 Panchayats along with 14 habitations.

• The Full Reservoir Level of Mallanna Sagar is 35 meters, So there is a scope to supply water to many areas in Medak, Nalgonda and Ranga Reddy districts through gravity.
• Eight pumps, each with 43 MW capacity were set up. 0,85 TMC water would be pumped daily to Mallanna Sagar.
• The reservoir has S sluices. They would be used to send water to Kondapochamma, Gandamalla reservoir, Singur project, Tapaspalliréservoir and Mission Bhageeratha. Stabilization of Nizam Sagar, Singur and Ghanpur would depend on this reservoir.
• This reservoir would provide water to I5,71,050 acres. This is a Reservoir without a river constructed for the first time in India Drìnking water and water for irrigation would be supplied to Ten districts.
• In the future, 30 TMCs would be supplied to Hyderabad city for drinking water requirements. Water for industries would also be supplied.
• It is praised as the ‘Bahubali’ reservoir.