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The Lakshmi Barrage, also known as the Medigadda Barrage is the starting point of the proposed Kaleshwaram Project which envisages construction of three barrages between Yellampally & Medigadda. Its objective is to utilize Godavari water for drinking and irrigation. The Barrage/Project site is located at Medigadda Village, Mahadevpur Mandal,
Jayashankar Bhupalpally district Jayashankar Bhupalpally district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters are located at Bhupalpally. It was a part of the erstwhile Warangal district and Karimnagar district prior to the re-organisation of distr ...
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Telangana State Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
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India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
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Project info

A memorandum of understanding was signed by states of
Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
and Telangana, as part of which, Chanaka-Korata Barrage on
Painganga River The Painganga River (also known as the Penganga River) is the chief river of the Buldhana district, Hingoli district, Nanded district, Yavatmal district, Chandrapur district and Washim district in the Maharashtra state in India. It flows along the ...
, Tummidihatti Barrage on
Pranhita River The Pranahita River is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34% of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of the Penganga River, the Wardha River, and the Wainganga River. By virtue of its extensive network of trib ...
and Lakshmi Barrage on
Godavari River The Godavari (, Help:IPA/Sanskrit, �od̪aËʋəɾiË is India's second longest river after the Ganges River, Ganga River and drains the third largest Drainage basin, basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. It ...
will be constructed. Medigadda Barrage foundation was laid by First Chief Minister of Telangana, K.Chandrashekar Rao on 2 May 2016. The project started by
Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...
govt as part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Schema to irrigate the of new land and stabilize the of existing irrigated land.


Incidents

A pillar of Lakshmi Barrage, also known as the Medigadda Barrage, part of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Schema, sank due to reported heavy inflow on the night of Saturday October 21, 2023. Engineering staff reported that pillar number 19 of 1.6km barrage suffered damage causing a portion of bridge to sag. Apart from pillar 19, pillar 20 and 21 also developed cracks. One year later, the damaged barrage was still stuck in limbo. A six-member committee of the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) visited the barrage on October 24, 2024 and submitted a report to the government stating that the barrage had suffered damages due to defects in planning, design, quality, control and management.Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
''A year on, damaged Medigadda barrage stuck in limbo.''
''Hindustan Times News,'' October 22, 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025.


See also

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Sriram Sagar Project The Sriram Sagar Project is also known as the Pochampadu Project is an Indian flood-flow project on the Godavari. The Project is located in Nizamabad district, 3 km away from National Highway 44. It has been described by The Hindu as a "lif ...
* Annaram Barrage * Sundilla Barrage *
Lower Manair Dam Lower Manair Dam also known as LMD was constructed across the Manair River, at Alugunur village, Thimmapur, Karimnagar district, Thimmapur mandal, Karimnagar District, in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana durin ...
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Mid Manair Dam Mid Manair Dam is a major irrigation project across the Manair River, at Manwada Village, Boinpalli Mandal, Rajanna district, Rajanna Sircilla district, Telangana. It has a capacity of 25.87 tmcft with 25 radial gates. It has a capacity to irrig ...
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Kaddam Project The Kadem Project is a reservoir on the river Kadem, a tributary river of Godavari near Kademm Mandal, Nirmal District, Telangana. This project covers localised ayacut under Nirmal and Mancherial Districts. The Project has been integrated with ...
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Upper Manair Dam The Upper Manair Dam (Urdu: اوپر مانیر ڈیم) is a dam on the Manair River, at Narmal Village, Gambhiraopet mandal, Rajanna Sircilla district, Telangana by Nizam. Situated at narmala village, rajanna sircilla district. Foundation st ...
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SRSP Flood Flow Canal SRSP Flood Flow Canal ( Telugu:) also known as Sriram Sagar Flood Flow Canal (SRSP FFC), is a 130 km long gravity canal from Sriram Sagar Project, Village & Mandal Mupkal, Nizamabad District to Mid Manair Dam, Manwada Village, Karimnagar Dis ...
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Nizam Sagar Nizam Sagar Dam is an Indian dam named after the Nizam of Hyderabad. It is a reservoir constructed across the Manjira River, a tributary of the Godavari River, between Achampet and BanjePally villages of the Kamareddy district in Telangana ...
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Pranahita Chevella The Pranahita Chevella Lift Irrigation Project (PCLIP) is a lift irrigation project to harness the water of Pranahita tributary of Godavari River for use in the Telangana state of India. The river water diversion barrage across the Pranahita Rive ...
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Alisagar lift irrigation scheme Alisagar is a park, tourist attraction and an irrigation project which is 13 km (6.2 mi) from Nizamabad, Telangana, Nizamabad and 2 km (1.2 mi) off the Nizamabad-Bodhan road. The park was opened by the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1 ...
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Sri Komaram Bheem Project The Sri Komaram Bheem Project (Telugu: ) is a Medium Reservoir has been built across Peddavagu River, a tributary of the Pranahita River. It is located at Ada village, Asifabad Mandal, Komaram Bheem district, Telangana. The project named ...
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Devadula lift irrigation scheme The J. Chokka Rao Devadula lift irrigation scheme is a lift irrigation scheme in India. It is the second biggest of its kind in Asia. Devadula is the place in Mulugu_district, Telangana, where the scheme's intake well is located. The foundation ...
* Icchampally Project


References

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