Palair Lake
Paler Reservoir
Location of Palair Reservoir within Telangana
Location of Palair Reservoir within Telangana
Palair Lake
Location of Palair Reservoir within Telangana
Location of Palair Reservoir within Telangana
Palair Lake
LocationKhammam district, Telangana
Coordinates17°13′N 79°54′E / 17.217°N 79.900°E / 17.217; 79.900
Typereservoir
Basin countriesIndia
Water volume2.5 billion cubic feet (71 hm3; 57,000 acre⋅ft)

Palair Lake also known as Paler (Palair) Reservoir is a man made lake and a major source of freshwater in the Khammam district of Telangana, India.[1]

Geography

Palair Reservoir is located at the Palair village in Kusumanchi mandal of the district and is about 30 kilometers away from the district headquarters of Khammam.[2] The lake is a balancing reservoir for the Lal Bahadur Canal, a left bank canal of the Nagarjuna Sagar project. Covering an area of 1,748 hectares, the lake has a storage capacity of 2.5 TMC of water.[2] The lake is an important tourist attraction in the district and water based adventure sports and recreational facilities have been provided at the lake in recent years to develop it as a tourist site.[3][4] Electrical power is also generated using Palair reservoir water.

References

  1. ^ Palair Reservoir Wikimapia
  2. ^ a b "Palair Lake, Khammam". Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Palair Lake comes alive as Khammam festival takes off". The Hindu. 19 January 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. ^ "'Allow free entry to children at resort'". The Hindu. 8 September 2007. Archived from the original on 4 December 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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