Taliperu River

Taliperu is a river in the Godavari system originating in the Bijapur District of

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

. It is a left-bank tributary of

Godavari River The Godavari (IAST: ''Godāvarī'' �od̪aːʋəɾiː is India's second longest river after the Ganga river and drains into the third largest basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Trimbakeshw ...

, draining into it through a confluence located near Cherla in the

Khammam District Khammam district is a district in the eastern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The city of Khammam is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Bhadradri districts and with Eluru and NTR di ...

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. The river has been harnessed for agricultural purposes through extensive canal systems developed in that region. A dam known as the

Taliperu Project Taliperu Project (Telugu:) also known as Taliperu Reservoir is a medium irrigation project constructed across the Taliperu River, a tributary of Godavari River, located at Cherla Village and Mandal, Bhadradri District, Telangana. This project ...

has been built on the river for this purpose. The water impounded by it is known as the Taliperu Reservoir, which is a medium irrigation project located at Cherla Village and Mandal, Khammam District, Telangana. This project utilizes about 5.0 TMC of water and creates 24500 Acres of Ayacut in both Cherla and Dummugudem Mandals, Khammam District. Tributaries of the Godavari River Rivers of Chhattisgarh Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh Rivers of India {{India-river-stub