Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme | |
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Location | Telangana, India |
Coordinates | 16°32′10″N 78°39′40″E / 16.53611°N 78.66111°E |
Purpose | Irrigation, power, and transport |
Status | Completed/Inaugurated |
Owner(s) | Telangana Irrigation Department |
Operator(s) | Telangana Irrigation Department |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | up to top of earth dam above the lowest river bed. |
Spillway type | Chute spillway |
R. Vidyasagar Rao Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme is a lift irrigation project in Nalgonda, Telangana, India.[1] It serves Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar and Khammam areas.[2][3] It was named after R. Vidyasagar Rao, a foremost irrigation expert in Telangana.
Dindi Reservoir is a medium water reservoir across Dindi tributary of River Krishna located near Dindi, Mahabubnagar town in Telangana.[4][5] It is part of Srisailam Left Bank Canal.[6]
This medium reservoir has 59 million cubic meters gross storage capacity.[7] It is close to Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve, around 95 kilometers from Hyderabad.