Nizam Sagar Dam

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Nizam Sagar Dam is a major irrigation and water-supply reservoir built across the Manjira River in the Indian state of Telangana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
reservoir
basinCountry India
builder Kingdom of Hyderabad
surface form: Nizam of Hyderabad
category Dams in Telangana
Irrigation in India
Reservoirs in Telangana
citySuppliedWithDrinkingWater Hyderabad
Secunderabad
constructionAuthority Nizam
surface form: Nizam government
constructionStartDate 1923
continent Asia
country India
crosses Manjara River
surface form: Manjira River
damType masonry dam
hasFunction flood moderation
surface water storage
historicalJurisdiction Hyderabad State
surface form: Princely State of Hyderabad
locatedIn India
Kamareddy district
Telangana
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedNear Nizamabad district
surface form: Nizamabad region
locatedOn Manjara River
surface form: Manjira River
namedAfter Mir Osman Ali Khan
Mir Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII
surface form: Nizam VII of Hyderabad
openingDate 1931
operator Government of Telangana
partOf Godavari River basin
Telangana irrigation projects
purpose drinking water supply
irrigation
region South India
river Manjara River
surface form: Manjira River
stateBefore2014 Andhra Pradesh
stateBeforeReorganization Hyderabad State
status operational
use canal irrigation
rural water supply
waterSourceFor agricultural lands in Kamareddy district
villages along its canal network

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Manjira hasDam Nizam Sagar Dam