Lakshmi Barrage

Dam in Medigadda , Mahadevpur Telangana

18°42′13.8″N 80°05′21″E / 18.703833°N 80.08917°E / 18.703833; 80.08917PurposeMulti-purposeStatusOperationalConstruction began2 May 2016Opening date21 June 2019Construction cost₹1849 croresBuilt byLarsen & ToubroOwner(s)Government of TelanganaOperator(s)Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of TelanganaDam and spillwaysType of damBarrageImpoundsGodavari RiverLength1632 mSpillways85ReservoirCreatesLakshmi BarrageTotal capacity16 tmcftPower StationOperator(s)Telangana State Power Generation Corporation LimitedCommission datePlannedTypeTidal barrage

The Lakshmi Barrage, also known as the Medigadda Barrage^[1] is the starting point of the proposed Kaleshwaram Project which envisages construction of three barrages between Yellampally & Medigadda. Its objective is to utilize Godavari water for drinking and irrigation. The Barrage/Project site is located at Medigadda Village, Mahadevpur Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district in Telangana State, India^[2].^{[failed verification]}

Proposed Barrage Details:

Barrage	Bed Level (meters)	Pond Level (meters)	Gross Storage (in TMC)	Number of Gates
Medigadda Barrage	89.0	100.0	16.17	85

Project info

A memorandum of understanding was signed by states of Maharashtra and Telangana,^[3] as part of which, Chanaka-Korata Barrage on Painganga River, Tummidihatti Barrage on Pranhita River and Lakshmi Barrage on Godavari River will be constructed.

Medigadda Barrage foundation was laid by First Chief Minister of Telangana, K.Chandrashekar Rao on 2 May 2016.^{[citation needed]}

The project started by Telangana govt as part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Schema to irrigate the 1,850,000 acres (750,000 ha) of new land and stabilize the 1,180,000 acres (480,000 ha) of existing irrigated land.^[4]

Incidents

A pillar of Lakshmi Barrage, also known as the Medigadda Barrage,^[1] part of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Schema, sank due to reported heavy inflow on the night of Saturday October 21, 2023. Engineering staff reported that pillar number 19 of 1.6km barrage suffered damage causing a portion of bridge to sag. Apart from pillar 19, pillar 20 and 21 also developed cracks.

References

^ ^a ^b "Telangana CM KCR renames barrages, pump houses of Kaleswaram project". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ "Telangana CM lays foundation for Kaleshwaram irrigation project". The Hindu BusinessLine. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
^ "Telangana, Maharashtra sign MoUs on 3 irrigation projects". The Times of India. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
^ "Kaleshwaram project: KCR lays foundation stone". The Hans India. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

Godavari basin

Rivers

Major tributaries	Godavari Pranhita Indravati Sabari Manjira Manair Wardha Wainganga Penganga
Minor tributaries	Pravara Kinnerasani Purna Sileru Sindphana Taliperu
Sub-tributaries	Adan Banganga Bindusara Darna Kadva Kanhan Kolar Nasardi Pench Purna Shivana

Dams, barrages

Geographical
features / regions

Riparian districts

Maharashtra	Nashik Ahmednagar Aurangabad Parbhani Nanded Gadchiroli Beed Amravati Bhandara Gondia Chandrapur Wardha Nagpur Yavatmal Washim Buldhana Hingoli
Madhya Pradesh	Balaghat Seoni Betul Chhindwara
Odisha	Kalahandi Koraput Malkangiri
Chhattisgarh	Bastar Bijapur
Karnataka	Bidar
Telangana	Medak Sangareddy Siddipet Nizamabad Kamareddy Adilabad Nirmal Mancherial Komaram Bheem Karimnagar Jagtial Peddapalli Rajanna Sircilla Hanamkonda Warangal Jayashankar Bhupalpally Jangaon Mahabubabad Bhadradri Kothagudem Khammam
Andhra Pradesh	Alluri Sitharama Raju Eluru West Godavari East Godavari Kakinada Konaseema

Cities

Languages / people

Coalfields

Oil / gas fields

Industries

Transport

Highways and railways	NH 16 (old NH 5) old NH 6 NH 44 (old NH 7) Hyderabad-Godavari Valley Railways Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section Bilaspur–Nagpur section Nagpur–Hyderabad line
Bridges on Godavari	Godavari Bridge Old Godavari Bridge Godavari Arch Bridge Godavari Fourth Bridge

Pollution concerns,
river basin's sustainable
productivity & ecology

Algal bloom in reservoirs
High alkalinity of river water in the river basin upstream of Pochampadu dam
Frequent floods in tail end area of the river basin
Alkali salts / high pH water run off from ash / red mud dumps of coal fired power stations / bauxite ore enrichment
Excessive silting of reservoirs due to deforestation and mining activities