Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

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Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a major masonry dam in southern India, renowned as one of the world’s largest man-made lakes and a key source of irrigation and hydroelectric power for the region.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
hydroelectric power station
masonry dam
associatedWith Nagarjunakonda archaeological site nearby
benefits agricultural development
power supply stability in southern India
rural livelihoods
borderBetween Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
classification major dam in India
constructedBy Government of Andhra Pradesh (undivided)
Government of India
constructionBegan 1955
continent Asia
country India
crosses Krishna River
engineeringSignificance major post-independence river valley project in India
hasFeature large reservoir suitable for boating and tourism
hasSpillway yes
height approximately 124 meters
installedCapacity hydroelectric power station of several hundred megawatts
irrigatesRegion Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
length approximately 1,550 meters
locatedIn southern India
locatedInState Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
locatedOnRiver Krishna River
managedBy state irrigation departments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
namedAfter Nagarjuna
nearCity Guntur
Nalgonda
notableFor being one of the world’s largest man-made lakes
large irrigation command area
major hydroelectric power generation in southern India
opened 1967
partOf Krishna River irrigation projects
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
water supply
region Deccan Plateau
regionServed Krishna River basin
reservoirName Nagarjuna Sagar Reservoir
reservoirType artificial lake
spillwayType gated spillway
touristAttraction yes
typeOfDam masonry gravity dam
waterSourceFor drinking water to nearby towns and cities

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Srisailam Dam
connectedTo
Kistna River
dam
Krishna River
hasDam
Krishna River basin
hasMajorDam
Krishna River basin ("Nagarjuna Sagar Reservoir")
hasMajorReservoir
Kistna River ("Nagarjuna Sagar")
passesNear
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam ("Nagarjuna Sagar Reservoir")
reservoirName

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