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The Tungabhadra Dam, also known as Pampa Sagar, is a water reservoir constructed across the Tungabhadra River in the Hosapete-Koppal confluence in Karnataka, India. It is a multipurpose dam serving irrigation, electricity generation, flood control, etc . for the state.
The Tungabhadra Dam was constructed at Hosapete in the middle of the 20th century to harness the river water, aiding the growth of agriculture and industry in the region. [4] [5] The Tungabhadra River then flows east, joining the Krishna in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana border. From here the Krishna continues east to empty into the Bay of Bengal.
This is a list of dams and reservoirs that are located in the Indian state of Karnataka. [1 ... Tungabhadra Dam [12] Tungabhadra: Hospet, Vijayanagara district: 132. ...
The river is given the compound name Tungabhadra from this point on. The Tungabhadra flows eastwards and merges with the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh . It has a dam built across it at Gajanur , and a larger dam has been built across the compound Tungabhadra river at Hospet .
"Rajaolibanda Diversion Scheme" or "RDS" is an irrigation project located across River Tungabhadra in Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana, Kurnool district of Andhra pradesh and Raichur district of Karnataka. [1] It is an inter-state barrage on the Tungabhadra river to supply water to Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states. [2]
[1] [2] As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. [3] About 447 large dams are under construction in India. [4] In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and the United States. Uttarakhand's Tehri Dam, is one of the largest dams in the world and was constructed in the 2006 across Ganges River.
The Bhadra Dam or Lakkavalli Dam, which has created the Bhadra Reservoir, is located on the Bhadra River a tributary of Tungabhadra River. Bhadra Dam is located in Chikmagalur district on the border of Bhadravathi and Tarikere , in the western part of Karnataka in India.
The Raichur Doab is a Doab, in this case the triangular region of land in the southern Indian states of Telangana and Karnataka lying between the Krishna River and its tributary, the Tungabhadra River. The doab is named for the town of Raichur in the Raichur District. The Raichur Doab is considered to be very fertile because of the sediments ...