7.IRRIGATION

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project - Nagarjuna sagar right canal
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river : krishna
place : Nandikonda
Benfite districts : Prakasam, Guntur, Krishna

project - Prakasam barrage
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river : Krishna
place : vijayawada
Benfite districts : krishna

project sir aurthur cotton barrage
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river : godavari
place : davalleswaram valley
Benfite districts : east godavari

project - somasila
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river : penna
place : somasila
Benfite districts : Nellore

project - Tungabadra south canal
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river : tungabadra
place :
Benfite districts : rayalaseema districts

project - Tungabadra north canal
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river: tungabadra
place : karnataka
Benfite districts : rayalaseema districts

project - vamsadhara
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river: vamsadhara
place : gotta first phase, Neradi second phase
Benfite districts : srikakulam

project - polavaram
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river: godavari
place : polavaram west godavari
Benfite districts : west godavari

project - telugu ganga
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river: krishna
place : sri sailam
Benfite districts : kurnool, kadapa, chitoor, nellore
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project - sri sailam project
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river: krishna
place : sri sailam
Benfite districts : kurnool, kadapa

project - sunkesula
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river: thungabadra
place : sunkesula
Benfite districts : kurnool

project - pulichentala project
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river: krishna
place : pulichentala
Benfite districts : krishna, guntur, prakasam, west godavari.

projects in srikakulam district
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vattigadda reservoir
vengalaraya sagaram project
vamsadhara first phase
vamsadhara second phase
gotta barrage hiramandalam
Thotapalli project
Madduvualasa project
Jamparakota reservoir
akkulupeta ethipothala scheme

Projects in Vijayanagaram districts
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Janjuvathi rubber dam.
peddagadda reservoir
tarakarama teertha sagar
andra reservoir
thatipudi reservoir
Gadigedda reservior
Vengalaraya sagar reservior
vegavathi dam
Adarugedda project
surrapadu project.
chilakalagedda barrage
kancharagedda reservior
paradi barrage.

Projects in vishakapatnam
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ravida reservoir
konam reservior
pedderu resvior
ravanapalli reservior
jajigedda reservoir.
vutagedda
Tandava reservoir
Ganbhiram Reservoir.

Projects in West Godavari
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tadipudi Ethipothala scheme.
chintalapudi Ethipothala scheme
Indira Sagar polavaram project
Kowada reservior scheme
Tammileru Reservoir.
Errakaluva reservoir

Project in East Godavari district
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Dhara canal reservoir
Venkatanagarm pumping scheme

Projects in Krishna District
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Heavy irrigation projects -Prakasam barrage.
Medium level irrigation projects.
- pampa reservoir - annavaram
- Maddigadda reservoir.
- Subareddy sagar.
- Torrigadda pumping scheme
- Taraka Ramavarapu ethipothala project.
- Praksam barrage
- Munneru dam
- Telugu Ganga

- Kurnool - kadapa kc canal
- pulivendula canal
- sir aurthur cotton barrage project
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- somasila - swarnamukhi
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Projects in Guntur District
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Nagarjuna sagar project
- nargarjuna sagar right canal
- pulichintala - guntur district

Project in prakasam districts
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velugonda project
gundlakamma project
kanapari lift irrigation project
rallapadu project
ramteerdham project
paleru reservior project
korisapadu lift irrigation project

Projects in kadapa
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annamayya cheyeru project
veligallu project
jharikona project

Projects in nellore district
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Rallapadu project
Ramteerdham project
Paleru reservoir project
korisapadu lift irrigation project
Gandipalem project
somasila Project

Project in kadapa district
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Annamayya cheyyeru project
Veligallu project
Jharikona project

Projects in chitoor
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Malimadugu project
Araniyar
Swaranmukhi project
Sadasivakona project
Bugga - satrawada project
Mulakona project
Handrineeva project
Pincha project
- nunjarla project
- NTR reservoir
- pedderu project
- chinneru project
- akumanugutta project
- dabbalagutta vanka project
- kanikala voddu project
- Gelsamvaripalle project
- Mittasnipalle project

Projects in kurnool
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sunkesula barrage
Alaganur Balancing reservoir.
srikakulam right canal
- SRBC
- LLC
- Sanjeevaya sagar
- Alluru Branch canal
- Guru Raghvendra Ethipothala project
- Gajuladinne project

Project in Ananthapur district
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tungabhadra high level canal
Tungabadra main canal
Mid pennar north canal
Mid pennar south canal
tadipatri branch canal
guntakallu barnch canal
gutti branch canal
Handri neeva sujala sravanthi project
yogi vemana reservoir
pedaballi reservoir
chennarayaswamy temple project
bhairvani tippa project
upper pennar project perur dam
pennar kumudwati project
chagallu reservoir
pendekallu
yadiki canal

vam- Creation of Irrigation Potential continued to be the most prioritized area. So far {{106.64}} lakh acres of irrigation potential has been created up to December 2022 under major anicuts on-Krishna, Godavari and Pennar rivers, Projects like Nagarjuna Sagar, Telugu Ganga, Somasila, SRBC, Vamsadhara, Medium Irrigation projects and Minor Irrigation schemes.

The districts in A.P having highest irrigational potential
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Guntur (14,70,365 Acres) followed by
Krishna (12,96,131), East Godavari (11,04,636).

The irrigation projects are classified based on the irrigated ayacut under the projects, They are...
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Major Irrigation Projects - Ayacut more than 10,000 hectars
Medium Irrigation Projects - Ayacut between 2,000 - 10,000 hectars
Minor Irrigation Projects - Ayacut less than 2,000 hectars

As on 2022 December {{106.64}} lakh acres of irrigational potential has been created. under major anicuts on Krishna, godavari and Penna rivers and projects like Nagarjunsagar, Telugu Ganga, Somasila, SRBC, Vamsadhara, Medium Irrigational projects and minor irrigational schemes. The details of sector wise irrigation potential created upto December 2022 given below.

Sector Ayacut (lakh hectares)
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1 Major Irrigation 66.83
2 Medium Irrigation 5.55
3 Minor Irrigation 25.60
4 APSIDC 8.66
Total 106.64

In Krishna basin, the entire share of {{512}} TMC of dependable water out of 811 TMC in the State of A.P in Krishna basin is fully harnessed.

In the AP Reorganization Act, 2014 under Section {{89**cue 89bp"*}}, Krishna-Water-Dispute-Tribuanl(KWDT-II) is mandated to make project specific allocation in Krishna basin for both AP and Telangana and determine operation protocol for project wise releases in the event of deficit flows.

The apportionment of waters of river Godavari between two successor states is yet to be finalized. The State of A.P is utilizing {{308.703}} TMC under existing projects and 468.688 TMC is planned for utilization under ongoing projects.

Present Trends of Irrigational Utilization Potential in the state in sector wise
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a) Irrigational utilization potential by the present projects - 1301.127 MC
b) Irrigational utilization potential by the on going projects - 721.532 TMC
c) Irrigational utilization potential by the Minor Irrigation through 40,817 tanks - 25.60 TMC
Utilization of water for irrigation under existing projects, ongoing projects and contemplated projects in the river basins is shown in Table.

Utilization for Irrigation (In TMC)

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River Basin	Existing Projects	Ongoing Projects	Contemplated projects
1.Krishna river	512.040	150.500
2. Godavari river	308.703	468.688	119.756
3. pennar river	128.94	58.120	6.750
4. vamsadhara	28.605	12.142	6.935
5. other rivers	322.839	32.082
Total	1301.127	721.532	133.441

The achievements of irrigation sector in the state till now

1. Purushothapatnam Lift Irrigation scheme :

The scheme is intended to utilize the flood water of river godavari and to get the early benefits of the left main canal, by constructing a lift irrigation scheme near purushoth apatnam in Seethanagaram mandal of East godavari district. The main objective of the project is to supply the irrigational, drinking water and supply of water industrial needs in Vishakha district.

2. Kondaveeti vagu Lift Irrigation scheme:

The scheme is intended to save the capital city from inundation by lifting of 5000 Cusecs of flood water of Kondaveeti vagu and letting into River Krishna at Undavalli Village on upstream of Prakasam Barrage, when the water level in Krishna River is more than the water level in Kondaveeti vagu. Water is supplied to both Khariff and Rabi crops in Godavari Delta.

3. Pattiseema Ettipothala project:

It was constructed at Pattisema in Polavaram mandal of Eluru district as a part of Polavaram right bank canal to provide the water for krishna delta and also for Eluru & West godavari district.

4. Handri-Niva Project :

It is also known as Anantha Venkata Reddy Handri-Niva Sujala Sravanthi Ettipothala Project. It supplies the Irrigated and drinking water for the backward regions of Rayalaseema.

5. Sangam Barrage:

97% was completed and inagurated by AP honorable C.M on 06-09- 2023. Stabilization of ayacuts under Penna Delta System, contemplating to supply water to Nellore tank supply channel, Kanupur canal on right side, Duvvur canal, Kanigiri main canal and Kavali canal on left side.

6. Nellore Barrage:

97% was completed and inagurated by AP honorable C.M on 06-09- 2023. Stabilization of 99525 Acres in covered under Sagam Barrage.

Projects under Jalayagnam

The Irrigation Projects taken up under Jalayagnam are under progress and programmed to be completed on priority for providing irrigation to cultivable lands, drinking water and industrial water, Particularly in the drought prone Rayalaseema, Prakasam & Backwards districts of Srikakulam, Vijayanagaram, Vishkapatnam and included it as one of the items under 'Navaratnalu'.
The works of Polavaram, Babu Jagjivan Ram Uttarandhra Sujala Sravanthi, Poola Subbaiah Veligonda projects, Sri Krishna Devaraya Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi (GNSS) and Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) projects are under brisk progress.
Out of 54 Jalayagnam Irrigation Projects proposed in the divided state of Andhra Pradesh, 14 Projects are completed and in 2 other Projects, Phase-l is completed.
The other Jalayagnam Projects are prioritized based on their progress, balance funds required and the benefits that will be accrued. Action plan is chalked out for completion of these projects in phased manner in the next 3 years.
Contemplated Irrigation potential :
Completion of 40 Jalayagnam Projects (23 major + 7 Medium + 4 Flood Banks + 6 Modernisation), will create 36.44 lakh acres of new Irrigation Potential under Major, Medium Irrigation projects besides stabilization of 4.35 lakh acres.

New targets for the year 2022-23

12 Projects (11 projects under Jalayagnam and 1 New project) are proposed to be completed on war footing Sangam and Nellore Barrage Works are programmed for completion by Rabi season of this year.

The details of ongoing Jalayagnam projects are given below

BRR (Bodepally Rajagopal Rao Vamsadhara Project Stage 1I&Phase II):
- The scheme benefits 225 villages in 9 mandals of Srikakulam district, with the creation of 12,200 Acres new Ayacut. The target date of completion of this project is 2023.
1. (a) Sardar Gouthu Lachanna Thotapalli Barrage Project:
  - 10 Mandals covering 155 Villages in Vizianagaram district and 7 mandalas covering 132 villages in Srikakulam district. Apart from providing Irrigation Water, the scheme intends to feed 42 Tanks for drinking water supply in 24 villages enroute. with the creation of 47,888 Acres new Ayacut. The target date of completion of this project is 2023.
- b. Gajapathi Nagaram branch canal: Target of completion of this project is 2023. with the creation of 15,000 Acres new Ayacut.
Tharaka Rama Theertha Sagaram Reservoir:
- Irrigation facilities to new ayacut 16,538 acres and stablize 8,172 acres under Denkada anicut in Vijayanagaram District. The target date of completion of this project is December 2023.
Polavaram Irrigation Project:
- The project is taken up as National project. It is a multipurpose terminal reservoir project located near Ramayyapeta village of polavaram mandal in Eluru District. It was accorded with status of National project under AP Reorganisation act 2014, The detials of the project given below..
- Gross storage Capacity of Reservoir 194.6 TMC. Utilization of water under the project 322.73 TMC.
- 80 TMC of Godavari water to be diverted to Krishna river.
- Hydro Power Installed capacity is 960 MW
- 7.2 lakh Acres of new ayacut to be created and Stabilization of 23.5 lakhs acres under KDS (Krishna Delta scheme) + GDS + Yeleru Delta Systems.
- 7.2 lakh Acres of new ayacut of PIP includes the ayacut of 1.86 lakh
- Acres under Pushkaram LIS and 2.066 Acres under Tadipudi LIS.
- 23.44 TMC of water to the habitations and industries in and around Vishakhapatnam city including Vizag steel plant. Drinking water facility to 540 villages for a population of 28.5 lakh enroute canals.
- The target date of completion of this project is June 2024
Modernization of Godavari Delta System:
- Stabilisation of Ayacut in East and West Godavari Dists.
- The target date of completion of this project is 2023
Modernization of Krishna Delta system:
- Stabilisation of Ayacut in West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur and Prakhasam Districts. The target date of completion of this project is 2023.
Varikapudisela LI Scheme:
- Creating New aycut of 24900 Acrs in Macharla Area in Palnadu district.
- The target date of completion of this project is 2023.
Poolasubbaiah Veligonda Project Phase I:
- The project is contemplated to provide irrigation facilities to about 4.47 lakh Acres & drinking water facilities to 15.25 lakh people in drought prone flouride affected 30 mandals of Prakasam, Nellore & Kadapa districts. This project is intended utilising 43.50 TMC of Krishna River flood water by gravity.
- The target date of completion of this project is 2023.
- Poolasubbaiah Veligonda Project Phase II: completion of this project is 2023.
Korisapadu LI Scheme:
- It envisages utilizing 1.330 TMC of water to irrigate 20,000 Ac under Micro-Irrigation system in Korisapadu & Naguluppalapadu Mandals of Prakasam district.
- The target date of completion of this project is 2023.
Modernization of Penna Delta System:
- a. Pennar River Canal System:
  - Ayacut of 247000 acres covered in ayacut of 385000 acres of Sangam Barrage. It is constructed at sangam in nellore district.
- b. Kanpur Canal System:
  - 72.37% was completed and 64000 Acres of ayacut is covered in ayacut of 385000 acres of Sangam barrage. It is in nellore.
Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi Phase - I & Phase II :
- Creating New aycut of 2,58,500 Acrs. The target date of completion of this project is 2025 Phase-I and 2026 Pahse-II.
Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi Project Phase - 1 & Phase II:
- Creating New aycut of 5,33,417 Acrs in Kurnool, Ananthapur, Satyasai, Chittoor and Kadapa districts.
- The target date of completion of this project is 2023

Important Irrigational Projects by old district wise

1) Projects in Srikakulam district

a) Vamsadhara Project Phase-I : It was constructed at gotta village on Vamsadhara. It is also called as Bodepalli Rajagopal Rao project and it is also known as Gotta barriage. Project was completed 1979, with total ayacut of 1.48 lakh acres.
b) Vamsadhara Project Phase-II : It was constructed at Neredi metta on Vamsadhara river 1977-76.
c) Vengalaraya sagaram project: It was constructed on suvarnamukhi river.
d) Thotapalli project: It is under construction on Nagavalli river.
e) Mudduvalasa Project : It is located on Suvarnamukhi river.
f) Jamparakota Reservoir : It is underconstruction on the Peddagadda river.
g) Vattigadda Reservoir : It is located at Ramada in Parvatipuram mandal of Srikakulam district on Vattigadda, a tributary of river Nagavali. It was inaugarated in 1964. It provides water for cultivation to 16,682 acres.

2) Projects in Vizianagaram district

a) Vengalaraya Sagar Reservoir: The Vengalaraya sagar reservoir was built on river suvarnamukhi between Sambara village of Makkuva mandal and Lakshmipuram village of Salur mandal.
- It is providing water to 10,000 acres only in Makkuva and Bobbili mandals. It provides water for cultivation to 24,710.
b) Vegavathi dam: A dam was built at Kar-rivalasa village of pachipenta mandal with the construction of Pedagedda reservoir flow of river vegavathi slowed down. It provides water for cultivation to 4,200 acres.
c) Adarugedda project: This reservoir is being built on Adarugedda at Adam village of Makkuva mandal.
d) Janjuvathi rubber dam: It was the first project started as a part of the prestigious 'Jalayagnam' scheme. This rubber dam was first of its kind built in Asia. It was built on river Janjuvathi in Komarada mandal of Vizianagaram district and was dedicated to the nation on Ist January 2006. Janjuvathi Reservoir provides for cultivation to 24,640 acres.
e) Thotapally reservoir: This is the largest reservoir in the district. It is located at a distance of 12 kms from Parvati puram town, at Thotapally of Garugubilli mandal on river Nagavali.
f) Peddagadda Reservoir: It was the first project to be completed in Jalayagnam scheme. It was built at kesali village of Pachipenta mandal, Vizianagaram district, on Vegavathi river.
g) Tarakarama teertha sagar : The Tarakaramateertha sagar project is being built on river Champavathi at kotagandredu of Gurlamanddal.
h) Andra reservoir : The Andra reservoir was built on river Champavathi between Andra and Lothugedda villages.
1. Thatipudi Reservoir : It was built at Thatipudi village of Gantyada mandal on river Gostani.

3) Projects in Visakhapatnam district

a) Raivada Reservoir: It is located in Devarapalli mandal. Irrigation water is being provided to 15,100 acres in Lakkavaram, Gavaravaram, Revallu and Chodavaram villages.
b) Pedderu Reservoir: Pedderu Reservoir was constructed on Pedderu river in Mudugula mandal.
c) Konam Reservoir : It was constructed on Konam river in Chidikada mandal.
d) Tandava Reservoir : Water from Tandava river, which flows from Nathavaram mandal provides irrigation water to 48,000 acres in Payakaraopeta and Nakkapalli mandals.

4) Projects in West Godavari district

a) Tadipudi Ethipothala scheme: It is being constructed at Tallapudi village of Tallapudi mandal.
- It was planned to provide irrigation facilities to 2,06,600 acres through Indira sagar main-right canal and also drinking water to around 5,40,000 people through this project.
b) Kowada Reservoir Scheme: This is being constructed as a medium level irrigation project.
c) Tammileru Reservoir : The Tammileru reservoir was built as a medium level irrigation project at Nagireddy gudem of chintalapudi mandal on River Tammileru.
d) Errakaluva reservoir : This was constructed as on Errakaluva river at Konguvarigudam village of Jangareddy mandal and is called as karatam Krishnamurthy Errakaluva reservoir.
e) Pattiseema Ettipothala project : It was constructed at Pattisema in Polavaram mandal of Eluru district as a part of Polavaram right bank canal to provide the water for krishna delta and also for Eluru & West godavari district.
g) Indira sagar polavaram project: This is being built at Ramayyapeta village of polavaram mandal of West Godavari (Present Eluru) district.
- It would also produce 960 mw electricity. It is also planned, to divert 80 MCS of Godavari water through right main canal and merge/link it with Krishna and also to provide 23.44 TMCS of water for drinking and industrial purposes to Visakhapatnam and out skirts through canals.
- The project will provides water for irrigation to 7.20 lakh acres.

5) Projects in East Godavari district

a) Sir Arthur cotton barrage: It was constructed on river Godavari at dawaleswaram. The project construction was started in 1847. and it was completed in 1852 during the 1976 when the project was damaged due to the floods, It was renovated again as per the recomendation of Mitra committee.
b) Pampa reservoir : It was constructed on river Pampa at Annavaram
c) Eleru Irrigation scheme: It was constructed on Eleru river.
d) Eleru Project : It was constructed on Eleru river to provide water for Visakha steel plant.
e) Maddigadda Reservoir : It was constructed on Maddigadda river.
1. Puskara Ettipothala Project: It is also called as Thota venkatachalam puskara Ettipothala project. and it was constructed at Purushotham patnam village in Seethanagar mandal on the left bank canal of Godavari.
1. Purushotham patnam Ettipothala scheme : It is constructing on the left bank canal of Godavari to provide water for drinking, Irrigation and Industrial needs to Visakhapatnam district.

6) Projects in Krishna district

a) Prakasham Barrage : It was constructed as a road bridge cum regulator on river krishna. Approval for the project was given in 1859, and project work started in 1851 and completed in 1852. The Engineer Captain Orr
b) Munneru: It was built on Munneru at polam palli in 1860. It was the first project granted under the 'Jalayagnam' scheme. It provides the Irrigational water through

7) Projects in Guntur district

a) Nagarjuna Sagar Project : Jawaharlal Nehru, the then PM, laid foundation stone to this project on 10 December 1955 and it was dedicated to nation by Indira Gandhi, the then PM on 4 August 1967.
- There are two canals in this project.
  - The right canal or Jawahar canal is 203 kms long and provides water to Guntur and Prakasam districts.
  - The left canal or LalBahadur canal provides water to Nandigama region of Krishna district.
b) Pulichintala (Now it is in Palnadu district) A new project is being built at Pulichintala village of Bellamkonda mandal in Pedakurapadu constituency. At first it was called as Pulichintala project but name was changed to kanuri Lakshman Rao project. It is being built 85 kms upstream to Prakasam Barrage and 115 kms downstream to Nagarjuna sagar. It's objective is to provide and stabilise irrigation facilities to 12.5 lakh acres in Guntur, Palnadu, Krishna, NTR and Prakasam districts.

8) Projects in Prakasam district

a) Mopadu: It was built on river munneru in Kanigiri mandal.
b) Gandipalem project : It was built on river munneru
c) Gundlakamma project: It was built on river Gundlakamma at Mallavaram.
d) Rallapadu Project : It is a medium Irrigational project constructed on river Rallapadu in Kandukur constituency.
e) Ramateerdham Project : It was constructed at Ramateerdham on the Ongole branch canal of Nagarjunsagar project with the storage capacity of 1.516 TMC's.
f) Palleru Reservoir Project: It was constructed on river paleru at sangameshwaram of Ponnaluru mandal and intended to provide drinking water for 15 villages in Ponnaluru, Marripadu, Kondapi and Jarugumalli mandals and Irrigation water for 7186 Acres.
g) Kanaparti Lift Irrigation Project : It was constructed on Gundlakamma river.

9) Projects in Nellore district

a) Sangam Barrage: Project was started at sangam village in 1882 and completed in 1886, and provides Irrigation to the Nellore tank by the right canal and for the Kanigiri reservoir by the left canal.
b) Nellore Barrage : It was started in 1853 in earstwhile in Madras state and it's construction was completed in 1854-55.
c) Somasila Project: It was built on river Penna at somasila village in Anantha sagaram mandal of Nellore district. In 1975 laid foundation for the construction of this project. and completed in 1988 with the capacity of 75 TMC.
It is intended for provide Irrigation to Nellore district. and also drinking water for Nellore and Kavali towns.
Under this project there is 4 canals, such as..
- North Canal 20,000 Acres Ayucut
- South Canal 25,000 Acres Ayucut
- Kavali Canal 50,000 Acres Ayucut
- Kanupur Canal 44,000 Acres Ayucut.

10) Projects in Kadapa district

a) Veligallu: It was constructed on river Papagni to provide Irrigation to 24,500 Acres in Galiveedu, Ramapuram & LakkiReddy palli mandals. and providing drinking water to Rayachoti & Galiveedu.
b) Jharikona Project : It was constructed on river Jharikona to provide Irrigation & drinking water to the Mandals of Sambepalli and Kalakada in Chittoor & Kadapa district.
c) Pulivendula Branch Canal: It was constructed to Allieviate drought conditions in the joint scheme of Upper thungabhadra canal. and Chitravathi.
d) Annamayya Project: It was built on river Cheyyeru at Badina Gadda in Rajampeta mandal to provide Irrigation for Rajampeta & Pullampeta mandals.
e) Mylavaram Project: It was built on river Penna.

11) Projects in Chittoor district

a) Sadasivakona Project: This was built in 1979 between 2 hills to provide Irrigation facilities to farmers of yerpedu mandal.
b) Swarnamukhi Project: It was built on river swarnamukhi to provide Irrigation in Chittoor and Nellore for 10,200 Acres
c) Malimadugu project : It was built to provide Irrigation for Renigunta and Yerpedu mandals.
d) Araniyar Project: It was built for providing the Irrigation to 10,000 Acres in Nagalapuram and Pichatooru Mandals.
e) Bugga-Satrawada Project :This project is built at nagari on kusasthali river, which originates in Krustpuram of karvetinagaram mandal. It supplies water for Irrigation to 30,268 acres and 48 ponds were linked by this in nagari, Nindra, vijayapuram and Pichatur mandals.
f) Mulakona Project : It was built at Mulakona in 2000 to provide drinking water to puthoor town.
g) Bahuda Project: This minor irrigation project is located at mushtoor of nimmanapalle mandal on Bahuda river originates in Karnataka and flows through Madanapalli.
h) Pincha Project: This project was constructed at the borders of Jillellamandha grampanchayat of kambhamvaripalle mandal on Pincha river.
i) NTR Reservoir: It was constructed at Jillellamandha in Penumur mandal on the river Niva.
k) Peddur Project : It was constructed in Thamballapalli mandal on the Peddur stream.

Chinneru Project : It was constructed in Thamballapalli mandal on the Chinneru stream. m) Akumanugutta project : It was built on river Kushavati in Peddaman dyam mandal.

12) Projects in Kurnool district

a) Srisailam Project : It was built at Srisailam on river Krishna in Kurnool district. The construction of the project was started in 1963 and completed in 1984. It was named as NeelamSanjeeva Reddy Project
- It is a joint project of Telangana & A.P and basically it was meant for Hydroelectricity production. It has 2 canals such as..

SLBC (Srisailam Left Bank Canal) : Provide water for Irrigation and drinking water in Nalgonda districts it has the 900 M.W of power installed capacity.
SRBC (Srisailam Right Bank Canal) : Provide water for Irrigation in Kurnool & Kadapa districts it has the 770 M.W of power installed ca-pacity.
- Water from Bhanakacharla regulator of kurnool district is being directed to SRBC canal and is used to irrigate 65,000 hectares the Gorakallu Balancing reservoir and Avuku reservoir were also built depending upon this canal.
- Handri Neevai Intended to construct left Irrigation system at malyala of Nandikotkur mandal and 40Tmcs of water from Srisailam reservoir stream is lifted to irrigate 6.025 lakh acres in Kurnool, Ananthapur & Chittoor, districts and to provide drinking water to the region.

b) Thungabhadra: It is a joint project of A.P & Karnataka. Total allocation of water to this project is 230 Tmcs of Net waters. Out of these 151.4 Imcs allocated for Karnataka and 77.5 Tmes for A.P. The total ayucut under this project is 4.85 lakh acres.
- The Thungabhadra low level canal supplies the Irrigated water to the Kurnool district and the high level canal supplies the water to Anantapur district.
c) Gajuladinne Project: This was built in 1969-70 at Gajuladinne of Pathikonda mandal of Kurnool district on the Handri river. Gajuladinne project provides water for irrigation to 25,340 acres.
d) Handri-Niva Project: It is also known as Anantha Venkata Reddy Handri-Niva Sujala Sravanthi Ettipothala Project. It supplies the Irrigated and drinking water for the backward regions of Rayalaseema.
e) KC Canal: It is also known as Kurnool - Cuddappah Canal started from Sunkesula village. It construction work started in 1863 and completed 1870. The total ayucut is 2.26 lakh acres. Out of these 1.74 lakh acres in Kurnool district and 0.92 lakhs in Cuddapah district.
f) Sunkesula Project: The sunkesula reservoir was constructed as a part of srisailam right canal project. It was built near sunkesula on river Thungabhadra in the Kodumur constituency of Kurnool district, and the barrage was named after the late ex cm Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy this reservoir irrigation a total of 2,64,822 acres of which 1,84,272 acres are in Kurnool district while 80,550 acres are in Kadapa district.
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g) Alaganur Balancing Reservoir : This was built to prevent wastage of water from kc canal (due to lack of repairs) and to irrigate ayacut lands in kadapa district. It was constructed at Alaganur of midutur mandal in Nandi kotkur constituency of Kurnool district.
h) Sanjeevayya Sagar: This reservoir was built on Handri river at Gonegandla of Kurnool district. It has a storage capacity of 4.5 TMCS and irrigates 25,488 acres in Gonegandla, Kodumuru, Krishnagiri and devanakonda mandals.
i) Guru Raghavendra Ethipothala Project: The objective of project was to irrigate 50,000 acres in mantralayam, Emmiganur and Kodumur con-stituencies.
j) Pattiseema Project/Veligodu Project: It was built on river kundu at Veligodu in Kurnool district as a component of Telugu Ganga Project.
k) Mutchumarri Ethipothala Project: It was strated on september 8th 2017 on the occassion of "Jalasiriki Harthi" Programme at Mutchumarri in Nandikotkur mandal it supplies the water to KC canal on one side and other side to Hundry-Neeva canal. A supplementary pump house at Mutchumarri to draw water from Srisailam reservoir at 800 feet (244 m) MSL is in advanced stage of construction. This pump house with its pipelines and canals can feed the near by KC canal and the Malyala pump house of Handri Neeva lift canal, from the dead storage water even during the worst monsoon rains for the drinking water needs of Rayalaseem region.

13) Projects in Anantapur district

a) Thunga Bhadra Dam: The T.B.P.H.L.C. (Thunga Bhadra Project High Level Canal) scheme is a joint venture of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh states. The Right Bank High Level Canal (R.B.H.L.C) takes off from Right bank of T.B. Dam and runs in Karnataka and enters in Andhra Pradesh at Km 105.437 and contemplated to irrigate an ayacut of 2.849 Lakhs Acres out of this 1,45,236 Acres are in Ananthapuram District and the remaining is Kurnool and Kadapa Districts.
The scheme has been taken up in the following two stages.
1. T.B.P.H.L.C. Scheme Stage-I
2. T.B.P.H.L.C. Scheme Stage-II
3. T.B.P.H.L.C. Stage-I : The T.B.P.H.L.C. Scheme Stage-I has been taken up in the year 1960 and completed by 1966 creating an Irrigation Potential of 1,07,516 in Ananthapuram District The T.B.P HLC consists of the following Components.
  - a) High Level Main Canal (H.LM.C) from A.P. Border to Vagu leading to Mid Pennar Reservoir (M.P.R)
  - b) Mid Pennar Reservoir (M.P.R) with a Gross Storage Capacity of 5 T.Mcft.
  - c) Mid Pennar South Canal (M.P.S.C)
  - d) Tadipatri Branch Canal (T.B.C).
  - e) Mid Pennar North Canal (M.P.N.C).

T.B.P.H.L.C. STAGE-II : The T.B.P.H.L.C. Scheme Stage-Il has been taken up during 1967 contemplating an irrigation potential to an extent of 32,063 acres in Ananthapuram District.

The T.B.P.H.L.C. Scheme Stage-II consists of the following components with in the District.
a) Subbaraya Sagar Balancing Reservoir (S.S.B.R)
b) Muchukota Balancing Reservoir (M.B.R)
c) Guntakal Branch Canal (G.B.C) System
d) Penna Ahobilam Balancing Reservoir (P.A.B.R)
e) Excavation of Penna Ahobilam Balancing Reservoir Right Canal (P.A.B.R.Right Canal)
f) Yadiki Canal system
- Out of the above works, item No. a) and b) are completed. Item No. c) to
e) are almost completed except distributory and No. f) is in Progress under EPC turn key system.
b) Yogi Vemana Reservoir: Construction of this project has been commenced in Mudigubba mandal of Anantapur district.
c) Upper Pennar Project/Peruru Dam: The upper pennar project of perur dam was built on river Penna in Ramagiri mandal of Anantapur dis-trict.
d) Chagallu Reservoir: This was constructed between two hills at chagallu villages of pedapappuru mandal on the Penna river.
e) BhairavaniTippa (BT) Project : This project is located in Gummagatta mandal of Anantapur district. This project would be filled by rain water from upstream of Karnataka, there are two canals in this project, intended to irrigate 12,009 acres, mainly in Gummagutta, Brahmasam udram and Rayadurgam mandals.
f) Chennarayaswamy Temple Project: This project was commenced on papaghni river in Tanakallu mandal.
g) Pennar Kumudwathi: Construction of this project on Penna river in Parigi mandal of Anantapur district.

IRRIGATIONAL SOURCES IN A.P

Grass Area Irrigated

A) Grass Area Irrigated

The main irrigational sources in A.P are canals, tanks and wells.
As per 2022-23 socio economic survey reports (i.e as per the statistics of 2021-22) the total cultivable land in the state is 41.54 lakh hectares, Out of these the grass irrigated land is 38.44 lakh hectares is there in the state.
As per 2021-22 Irrigational statistics reports the grass irrigational facilities in the state is as follows.

Source of Irrigation lakh hectares

canals 17.54
Wells 16.15
Tanks 3.46
Other sources 1.29

Total 38.44

Districts having heighest potential

Guntur 2. East Godavari
West Godavari 2. Ananthapur
Vizayanagarm 2. Srikakulam
East Godavari 2. Vishaka

As per 2021-22 Irrigational statistics the net irrigational cultivable land is {{29.52}} lakh hectares. It has provided the irrigation through following sources. such as....

1. Canal irrigation

Through this method irrigation providing 13.44 lakh hectares of irrigated land in the state.
Canal irrigation is the predominant irrigation in the state.
Canal irrigation is highest in Guntur district followed by Krishna and East Godavari
Canal irrigation is least in Chittoor district

2. Well irrigation

Through this method irrigation providing 11.90 lakh hectares of irrigated land in the state.
Well irrigation is highest in West Godavari district followed by Ananthapur and SPS Nellore.

3. Tank irrigation

Through this method irrigation providing 3.10 lakh hectares of irrigated land in the state.
Tank irrigation is highest in Vijayanagaram district followed by Nellore and Srikakulam

4. Other source of irrigation

Through this source 1.08 lakh hectares of irrigated land providing irri- gation by other sources.
Note:
Major pattern of Irrigation the state is Canal system followed by Well irrigation and Tank irrigation.

Major Irrigational projects in A.P

Project Name River District

Vamsadhara Project stage- Vamsadhara Srikakulam
Vamsadhara Project stage-Il, Phase-I Vamsadhara Srikakulam
Vamsadhara Project stage-Il, Phase-Il Vamsadhara Srikakulam
Chagalnadu Ethipothala Project Godavari E. Godavari
Puskara Ethipothala Project Godavari E. Godavari
Godavari Delta system Godavari E. Godavari
Eleru Reservoir Eluru E. Godavari (Now it is in Eluru)
Tadipudi Ethipothala Project Godavari W. Godavari
Polavaram Project Godavari W. Godavari (Now it is in Eluru)
Krishna Delta system Krishna Krishna (Now it is in NTR)
Tarakarama Ethipothala Project Budameru Krishna
Pulichinthala Project Krishna Guntur (Now it is in Palnadu)
Gundlakamma Project Gundlakamma Prakasam
Sangam Penna Nellore
Nellore Penna Nellore
Somashila Project Penna Nellore
Srisailam Project Krishna Kurnool
Nagarjuna sagar Project Krishna Guntur & Nalgonda
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Medium Irrigational Projects in A.P

Project Name River District

Mudduvalaa Reservoir Suvarnamukhi Srikakulam
Naryanapuram Nagavalli Srikakulam
Paidigam Reservoir Mahendratanaya Srikakulam
Janjuvathi Reservoir Project Janjuvathi Vijayanagaram
Tarakarama Teerthasagaram Champavathi Vijayanagaram
Taadipudi Reservoir Gosthani Vijayanagaram
Thotapalli Reservoir Nagavalli Vijayanagaram
Vengalaraya sagar Project Suvarnamukhi Vijayanagaram
Vattigadda reservoir Ottigadda Vijayanagaram
Denkaada Project Champavathi Vijayanagaram
Pendakalam Project Suvarnamukhi Vijayanagaram
Peddagedda Reservoir Peddagedda Vijayanagaram
Seethanagaram Project Suvarnamukhi Vijayanagaram
Andhra Reservoir Project Gambirama gedda Visakhapatnam
Kosam Reservoir Project Naarava Visakhapatnam
Raivaada Reservoir Project Sharadha Visakhapatnam
Taandava Reservoir Project Taandava Visakhapatnam
Pedderu Reservoir Project Pedderu Visakhapatnam (Now it is in Alluri district)
Varaha Reservoir Project Varah Visakhapatnam
Torrigedda Pamping scheme Godavari East Godavari
Bhupathi palem reservoir project Seethapallivagu East Godavari (Now it is in Alluri district)
Maddigadda Reservoir project Maddigadda vagu East Godavari
Musurumilli Reservoir Project Seethavagu palli East Godavari (Now it is in Alluri district)
Surampalem Reservoir Project Buradhakaluva vagu East Godavari (Now it is in Alluri district)
Pampa reservoir project Pampa East Godavari
SubbaReddy sagar Project Kunthidevi vagu East Godavari
Kovaada Kaluva reservoir Kovaadakaluva vagu West Godavari
Thammileru project Thammileru West Godavari
Jalleru Reservoir Jalleru west godavari
Muniyeru Anicut Muniyeru krishna
V.R.Kota Anicut Manneru Prakasam
Paleru, Bitragunta Anicut Paleru Prakasam
Raalapadu Project Manneru Prakasam
Lower Upputeru Anicut Upputeru Prakasam
Mopadu Reservoir Project Manneru Prakasam
Gandi palem Project Pillaleru Nellore (Now it is in Tirupathi)
Araniyar Anicut Araniyar Chittoor
Bahudha reservoir project Bahudha Chittoor (Now it is in Annamayya District)
Pedderu Reservoir Project Pedderu Chittoor
Peddalagandi project Thalakona Chittoor (Now it is in Tirupathi)
Swarnamukhi Anicut Swarnamukhi Chittoor (Now it is in Tirupathi)
Kalangi reservoir project Kaalangi Chittoor
Krishnapuram reservoir project Laava Chittoor
Mallimadugu reservoir project Raalakaaluva Chittoor (Now it is in Tirupathi)
Uppar sagileru project Sagileru Kadapa
Pencha project Pincha Kadapa (Now it is in Annamayya)
Buggavanka project Buggavanka Kadapa
Lower sagileru project sagileru Kadapa
Varadaraja swami gudi project Munimadugula Kurnool
Sanjeevaiah sagar project Hundri Kadapa
Bhairavuni Tippa project Hagari Anantapuram
Uppar Pennar project Pennar Anantapuram
Yogivemana Reservoir Maddileru Anantapuram
Chennarayaswami gudi project Papagni Anantapuram (Now it is in Satyasai)
Pennar kumudwathi project Pennar Anantapuram (Now it is in Satyasai)

Important points at glance

The total grass irrigated land in A.P - {{38.44}} lakh hectares.

The total net irrigated land in A.P - {{29.52}} lakh hectares.

Total net Irrigated land in AP - 29.52 lakh hectres

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		Grass cultivable land	Net Cultivable land
Source of Irrigation	Lakh hectares	Highest Potential	Lakh hectares	Lowest Potential
1.canal	17.54	1. guntur 2. east godavari	13.44	1. guntur 2. krishna
2.well	16.15	1.west godavari 2. ananthapur	11.90	1.west godavari 2.ananthapur
3.Tanks	3.46	1.vijayanagaram 2.srikakulam	3.10	1.vizainagaram 2. nellore
4.others	1.29	1.East Godavari 2. vishaka	1.08	1.vishaka 2.kurnool
Total	38.44		29.52

Annamayya/Cheyyeru project located in {{Annamayya}} district.

Somashila project was built across the river {{penna}} in Nellore district.

The Project which will supply drinking water to Chennai city - {{Telugu Ganga }}

Nagarjuna sagar Right bank canal supplies the water for the districts of {{Guntur, Palnadu and Prakasam}}

Gajula dinne project located in {{Kurnool}} district and constructed on river {{Hundri}}

Muddavalasa project constructed on river {{Suvarnamukhi}} in {{srikakulam}} district.

The 1st project in the state constructed as a part of Jalayagnam is {{Janjjavathi}} project in {{Vijayanagaram}} district.

Sunkesula project was constructed on river {{ThungaBhadrasunna thundugudda}} as a part of {{Srisailam}} right bank canal scheme.

Largest reservoir in Vijayanagaram district is {{Thotapalli}} reservoir

Thatipudi Ethipothala project located in {{Eluru cue ee ethipothala eluru}} district.

The benefited districts of Pulichintala project - {{Guntur, NTR, Palnadu}}.

The 1st {{Rubber}} dam in Asia - Janjjavathi project in Vijayanagaram district.

Veligonda and Gundlakamma projects located in {{Prakasam}} district.

FOR SPACED REPETITION

canal irrigated districts highest and lowest
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Highest
Guntur
East Godavari
Lowest