Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi Project, Irrigation project in Kadapa and Chittoor districts, India.
The Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi Project is an irrigation scheme in Kadapa and Chittoor districts of Andhra Pradesh, with the Telugu Wikipedia also listing Nelluru district. It is designed to draw 40 TMC of Krishna River flood water from the Srisailam Reservoir foreshore through the Srisailam Right Bank Canal to the Gorakallu Reservoir, then along an independent flood flow canal feeding nine storage reservoirs. The main canal and the Gandikota, Vamikonda and Sarvarajasagar reservoirs are still under construction.
Construction of this water management system began in 2005 and integrated multiple dams into its network. The project connects various water reservoirs to provide reliable supply to agricultural areas across the region.
The project's name links the Galeru and Nagari streams with Sujala Sravanthi, "stream of good water", in Telugu. People in the Rayalaseema region have campaigned publicly for an assured share of Krishna water for the scheme, which has no such allocation. The main canal, the Gandikota, Vamikonda and Sarvarajasagar reservoirs remain under construction.
The project is still under construction, so the main canal and the Gandikota, Vamikonda and Sarvarajasagar reservoirs cannot be visited as finished sites. The scheme draws 40 TMC of Krishna flood water from the Srisailam Reservoir foreshore via the Srisailam Right Bank Canal to the Gorakallu Reservoir. Access to the works area is limited; check with local authorities before travelling there.
The project captures floodwaters from the Krishna River that would otherwise go unused and redirects them through the Srisailam canal system for year-round distribution. This allows the region to use water more efficiently and reduces dependence on seasonal patterns.
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