Another name of Nagarjuna Sagar is Nandikonda Project.
Structural engineer of this project was- K. L. Rao
First Chief Engineer of Nagarjuna Sagar project was- Mir Jaffer Ali Nagarjuna Sagar is the World’s biggest masonry dam, It is famous as the ‘Modern Temple
It is a joint project of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states,
Nagarjuna Sagar is the largest multipurpose project (408 TMC) in South India. Installed power generation capacity of Nagarjuna Sagar is 816 MW.
1300 Mw of hydropower can be generated by 8 units of this project.
On recommendation ofKhosla Committee, then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru laid foundation for Nagarjuna Sagar Project on 10 December 1955 at Nandikonda village of Nalgonda district.
It was inaugurated by 4 August 1967 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Catchment area of Nagarjuna Sagar Project- 2.15 Lakh Sq Km (Length ofDam- 1550m, Height- 124 m)
An artificial lake was formed around Nagarjuna konda by the construction of Nagarjuna Sagar dam. A museum is present on the island situated in the lake.
An ancient Buddhist monastery was reconstructed on the bank of a reservoir. A Buddhist University, Stupas, Viharas and ritual altars are also present.
Nagarjuna Sagar Project irrigates more than 10 lakh acres.
Right bank Canal (Jawahar Canal): Length- 202 Km. Stabilization of Ayacut- 11 lakh acres (Guntur, Prakasam) Left bank Canal (Lal Bahadur Canal) : Length- 178 Km, Stabilization of ayacut-9.5 lakh acres (Nalgonda, Khammam). 2 lakh acres in Nalgonda district, 1.1 lakh acres in Khammam have been stabilized for the cultivation of Paddy. Besides, 50 thousand acres in Nalgonda district and 1.40 thousand acres in Khammam district for the cultivation of rain fed crops.
