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The Priyadarshini Jurala Project (PJP) or Jurala Project, is a dam on the
Krishna River
The Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau is the third-longest in India, after the Ganga, Ganga and Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Indus and Godav ...
situated about 15 km from Gadwal
Gadwal is a City and the district headquarters of Jogulamba Gadwal district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located from the state capital Hyderabad And 59 km From Kurnool and is a state assembly constituency. Gadwal historicall ...
, Jogulamba Gadwal district
Jogulamba Gadwal district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The administrative headquarters of the district is located at Gadwal. The district shares boundaries with Narayanpet district, Narayanpet, Wanaparthy district, Wanaparthy d ...
, Jurala Project is a dam on the Krishna River situated about 16 km from Atmakur, Wanaparthy district
Wanaparthy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Its headquarters is Wanaparthy. The district shares boundaries with Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Nagarkurnool districts, as well as the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh ...
, Telangana
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, India
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History
The project was completed in 1995.
The Project
The Jurala has a full reservoir level of 1045 ft and has a full capacity of 11.94 TMC. but recently the project filled with huge silt so its capacity reduced less than 7 TMC. As of August 2013, the project has an estimated capacity of 9.74 TMC. The Jurala Project was completed in 1995 The power projects constructed and maintained by Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd. The project was designed by Shri. SRIPATHI SRINIVAS REDDYStatistics
* Minimum Draw Down Level (MDDL)(m) 314.86 * Nearest City :Gadwal
Gadwal is a City and the district headquarters of Jogulamba Gadwal district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is located from the state capital Hyderabad And 59 km From Kurnool and is a state assembly constituency. Gadwal historicall ...
, Telangana
* Gross Storage Capacity (MCM) 338.103189
* Live storage capacity (MCM) 192.27
* Design Flood (cumec) 35396.05
* Type of Spillway Ogee
* Length of Spillway (m) 927
* Type of Dam Earthen + Masonry
* Type of Spillway Gates Radial
* Purpose of Dam Multi-Purpose, Irrigation, Hydroelectric
* Number of Spillway Gates 79
* Year of Completion 1996
* Size of Spillway Gates (m*m) 12M x 8.516M
* Catchment Area (Th ha) 12949.9
* Length of Dam (m) 4534
* Land affected- Culturable (Th ha) 04.6555112
* Maximum Height above foundation (m) 40
* Full Reservoir Level (m) 318.52
See also
*List of dams and reservoirs in India
This page shows the state-wise list of dams and reservoirs in India. As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. About 447 large dams are under construction in India. In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and ...
* Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond
Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond is a multipurpose reservoir located 21 km downstream from the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam across the Krishna River near Satrasala in Nalgonda district, India. Its gross water storage capacity is 6 Tmcft. The reservoir wat ...
References
{{Krishna River dams Dams in Telangana Irrigation in Telangana Mahbubnagar district 1995 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Dams completed in 1995 20th-century architecture in India