Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

Why in News

• Fourteen of the total 26 crest gates of Nagarjunasagar Project were lifted as discharge from Srisailam Project nearly brimmed the 590-foot reservoir.

Nagarjuna sagar Dam

• The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is located in the state of Telangana.
• It is India’s largest Masonry Dams built till date.
• It is the largest manmade lake in the world.
• It has 26 gates and is 1.55 km in length. It is situated on the river Krishna.

Srisailam project

• Srisailam Dam, officially called Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy Project, is a dam constructed on the Krishna river
• It is located in Nallamala hills and is sandwiched between Mahabubnagar District, Telangana, and Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.
• It is the 2nd largest capacity working hydroelectric station in the country.
• Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have been at loggerheads about release of water from the reservoir to irrigation schemes.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Which of the following dams are located in the river Krishna?

1. Nagarjunasagar

2. Srisailam

3. Alamat

4. Krishnaraja Sagar

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1,2 and 3 only

(d) All of the above

Answer