Nagarjuna Sagar Project

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a masonry dam across the Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar which straddles the border between Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh and Nalgonda district in Telangana. The dam provides irrigation water to the districts of Krishna, Guntur, Palnadu, Prakasam and parts of West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh and also Nalgond…
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a masonry dam across the Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar which straddles the border between Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh and Nalgonda district in Telangana. The dam provides irrigation water to the districts of Krishna, Guntur, Palnadu, Prakasam and parts of West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh and also Nalgonda, Suryapet, Khammam, Bhadradri Kothagudem districts of Telangana. It is also a source of electricity generation for the national grid.
  • Location: Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh & Nalgonda district, Telangana
  • Purpose: Hydroelectric & Irrigation
  • Construction began: 10 December 1955
  • Opening date: 1967
  • Construction cost: 132.32 crore rupees
  • Impounds: Krishna River
  • Height: 124 metres (407 ft) from the deepest river bed level
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