Shanigaram Reservoir

Shanigaram Reservoir (Telugu:శనిగరం జలాశయం) also known as Shanigaram Cheruvu is a medium irrigation project constructed across the Shanigaram River, at Shanigaram Village, Karimnagar District, Telangana.

Shanigaram Reservoir
Location of Shanigaram Reservoir in Telangana
Official nameశనిగరం జలాశయం
Shanigaram Reservoir
LocationShanigaram Village, Karimnagar district, Telangana, India
Coordinates18°11′10″N 79°00′50″E
PurposeIrrigation
StatusOperational
Construction began1887
Opening date1891
Construction cost540 Seers(504 kg) of Gold
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth fill dam
Height16 metres (52 ft) from river level
Length908 metres (2,979 ft)[1]
Spillway typeOgee crest
Spillway capacity14150 Cusec
Reservoir
CreatesShanigaram Reservoir
Total capacity1.09 Tmcft
Catchment area5100 Acres

This is one of the oldest reservoir constructed in 1891 under Nizam rule. Project construction cost was 560 Seers (504 kg) of Gold (1 Seer = 80 Tula = 933.1 Gram).

As part of Sriram Sagar Stage-II work, this reservoir will be filled by lift canal from Thotapally Reservoir in which water carried from Mid Manair through MMD Right Canal. Both Reservoirs and MMD Right Canal construction is in progress,; it is expected to finish by end of 2015.

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References

  1. "India: National Register of Large Dams 2012" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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