The Upper Manair Dam (Urdu: اوپر مانیر ڈیم) is a
dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...
on the
Manair River
The Maner river or Manair or Maneru (, ) is a tributary to the Godavari River in India. It is in turn fed by the Salivagu river. This river provides drinking water to Karimnagar, Telangana and also to the NTPC power plant at Ramagundam
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, at Narmal Village,
Gambhiraopet mandal,
Rajanna Sircilla district
Rajanna Sircilla district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Sircilla is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Karimnagar, Siddipet, Jagtial, Kamareddy, and Nizamabad districts.
Geography
The district ...
,
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 ...
by
Nizam
Nizam of Hyderabad was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad State ( part of the Indian state of Telangana, and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka). ''Nizam'' is a shortened form of (; ), and was the title bestowed upon Asaf Jah I ...
.
Situated at narmala village, rajanna sircilla district. Foundation stone laid in 1943 by Nizam of Hyderabad State presented by
Janab Shaikhaan Sahab . Back water present mainly in
Lachapet, Srigadha and Kollamaddi. Across the back water at srigadha bridge is constructed in the year 2018 and opened by minister
Sri Kalvakuntla taraka ramarao
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 ...
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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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Sripada Yellampalli project
Sripada Yellampalli Project is an irrigation project located at Yellampalli Village of Ramagundam rural Mandal, between Peddapalli district - Mancherial District of Telangana State, India. The project is fourth largest on the Godavari River in ...
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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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Kaddam Project
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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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Icchampally Project
References
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Dams on the Godavari River
Dams in Telangana
Godavari basin
Dams completed in 1950
Irrigation in Telangana
20th-century architecture in India