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Taliperu Project

Coordinates: 18°6′10″N 80°51′55″E / 18.10278°N 80.86528°E / 18.10278; 80.86528
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Taliperu Project
Taliperu Project is located in Telangana
Taliperu Project
Location of Taliperu Project in Telangana
Official nameతాలిపేరు ప్రాజెక్ట్
Taliperu Project
LocationCherla, Khammam District, Telangana, India
Coordinates18°6′10″N 80°51′55″E / 18.10278°N 80.86528°E / 18.10278; 80.86528
PurposeIrrigation
StatusOperational
Opening date1985
Construction costRs 52.98 crores
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth fill dam
ImpoundsTaliperu River
Height25 metres (82 ft) above lowest foundation
Length2,762 metres (9,062 ft)[1]
Spillways25
Spillway typeOgee crest
Spillway capacity53043 Cusec
Reservoir
CreatesTaliperu Reservoir
Total capacity0.73 Tmcft
Active capacity0.51 Tmcft
Catchment area24000 Acres

Taliperu Project (Telugu:తాలిపేరు ప్రాజెక్ట్) also known as Taliperu Reservoir is a medium irrigation project constructed across the Taliperu River, a tributary of Godavari River, located at Cherla Village and Mandal, Khammam District, Telangana. This project utilizes about 5.0 TMC of water and creates 24,500 acres (9,900 ha) of Ayacut in both Cherla and Dummugudem Mandals, Khammam District.[2]

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  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.
  2. ^ "Taliperu Dam D02295". Retrieved 26 August 2015.