Prelims · 5 Andhra Pradesh Geography · 5.3 Rivers and irrigation projects

5.3.5 Major irrigation projects: Srisailam, Nagarjuna Sagar, Somasila, Telugu Ganga, Handri–Neeva and others

AP's big irrigation works are a chain on the Krishna (Srisailam, Nagarjuna Sagar, Pulichintala, Prakasam Barrage), the Godavari delta system at Dowleswaram, and a set of canals and lifts that take Krishna flood water from Srisailam to drought-prone Rayalaseema and Prakasam–Nellore.

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Key terms

  • Srisailam
  • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Sagar
  • Nagarjuna Sagar
  • Jawahar canal
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri canal
  • Pulichintala
  • K.L. Rao Sagar
  • Prakasam Barrage
  • Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage
  • Telugu Ganga
  • Pothireddypadu
  • Somasila
  • Kandaleru
  • Handri–Neeva
  • Galeru–Nagari
  • Veligonda
  • KC canal
  • Sunkesula
  • Tungabhadra High Level Canal
  • Gotta
  • Thotapalli
  • Jalayagnam

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