SRSP Flood Flow Canal

SRSP Flood Flow Canal
Native name శ్రీరాంసాగర్ వరద కాలువ
Other name SRSP FFC
Origin Sriram Sagar Project
Mouth Mid Manair Dam
Progression SRSP Flood Flow Canal
- Yellampalli Lift Canal
- Mula Vagu - Manair River
- Mid Manair Dam
Basin countries India
Location 18°54′54″N 78°20′32″E / 18.91500°N 78.34222°ECoordinates: 18°54′54″N 78°20′32″E / 18.91500°N 78.34222°E
Length 130 km (81 mi)
Avg. discharge

Best Range:

12000-18000 cusec

Max Range:

22000 cusec
Basin area 100000 Acres
River system Flood Flow Canal
Right tributaries Yellampalli Lift Canal

SRSP Flood Flow Canal (Telugu:శ్రీరాంసాగర్ వరద కాలువ) also known as Sriram Sagar Flood Flow Canal (SRSP FFC), is a 130 kms long gravity canal from Sriram Sagar Project, Sangam Village, Nizamabad District to Mid Manair Dam, Manwada Village, Karimnagar District, Telangana.

This Canal initiated as part of Sriram Sagar stage-II in which the foundation stone was laid by the former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in 1991. With this Canal the surplus water from Sriram Sagar Project can taken into Mid Manair Dam to utilize another 25Tmcft and also it can be used to fill the Lower Manair Dam at Karimnagar City.

Canal construction was completed by July 2010, It was open in Aug 2010 after couple of trials. Canal is currently using to fill Lower Manair Dam as Mid Manair is under construction.

It has been designed in such way that it will discharge 22000 Cusec water (Max Capacity), which means it can carry 50 TMC water into Mid Manair(26 TMC) and Lower Manair(24 TMC) in just 25 days with its full canal capacity(i.e.2 TMC per day).

The Canal constructed at 1070 feet FRL of Sriram Sagar(its full reservoir level is 1091 ft), So As a result it can be used only if the water level above the 1070 feet. Yellampalli Lift Canal from Yellampalli Project is under construction with which water will be lifted into Flood Flow Canal at Gangadhara to fill Mid Manair Dam.


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