Lower Manair Dam
| Lower Manair Dam | |
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| Official name |
లోయర్ మనేర్ డ్యామ్ Lower Manair Dam |
| Location | Karimnagar district, Telangana, India |
| Coordinates | 18°23′59″N 79°7′52″E / 18.39972°N 79.13111°ECoordinates: 18°23′59″N 79°7′52″E / 18.39972°N 79.13111°E |
| Opening date | 1985 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Manair River |
| Height | 41 metres (135 ft) from river level |
| Length | 10,741 metres (35,240 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lower Manair Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 680,137,000 m3 (551,396 acre·ft) |
| Active capacity | 380,877,000 m3 (308,782 acre·ft)[1] |
| Catchment area | 6,648 square kilometres (2,567 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 81 km2 (31 sq mi) |
The Lower Manair Dam also known as LMD was constructed across the Manair River, at Alugunur Village, Thimmapur mandal, Karimnagar District, Telangana during 1974 to 1985. The project is located at 18°24' N latitude and 79° 20' E longitude in Karimnagar District @ Km.146 of Kakatiya Canal. The project serves as a balancing reservoir for Kakatiya Canal and regulates flow below LMD for an ayacut of 5,65,452 Acres. It is also serves as Drinking water source to Karimnagar town and also Warangal town. The Gross Storage capacity up to FRL 920 Ft. was 24.074 TMC. The catchment area of project is 6648 Sq. km.
References
- ↑ "India: National Register of Large Dams 2012" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- http://www.apsrac.ap.gov.in/Reports/LMD%20Report.pdf
- http://karimnagar.nic.in/lowermanair.html
- http://www.cwc.gov.in/main/webpages/NRLD%20FORMAT%202012.pdf
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