{"id":124592,"date":"2026-09-15T12:57:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T07:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=124592"},"modified":"2026-09-15T12:57:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T07:27:30","slug":"kandaleru-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kandaleru-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandaleru Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kandaleru Dam Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Andhra Pradesh government recently stopped the release of Krishna River water to Chennai from the Kandaleru reservoir. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kandaleru Dam<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a major <\/span><b>irrigation and water-supply project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in the Nellore district of <\/span><b>Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is built across the <\/span><b>Kandaleru River, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>tributary of the Pennar (Penna) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">River.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The construction began in the early 1980s and was completed in phases.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project became <\/span><b>fully operational <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the l<\/span><b>ate 1990s,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> providing much-needed water resources to the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Key Construction Features:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built using earthen materials (soil and rocks), making it <\/span><b>one of the largest earthen dams in India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanning 12 kilometers, it is <\/span><b>one of the longest reservoirs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Connects with the Somasila Reservoir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ensuring smooth water distribution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed to <\/span><b>handle high water pressure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ensuring long-term durability.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a substantial storage capacity, with a maximum capacity of 68 TMC (Thousand Million Cubic feet) of water.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This capacity ensures a reliable supply for <\/span><b>irrigation, drinking, and industrial purposes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also helps in <\/span><b>flood control during the monsoon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> season by regulating the flow of the Kandaleru River.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This project is a <\/span><b>key component of the Telugu Ganga project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which facilitates the supply of <\/span><b>drinking water to Chennai city from the Srisailam Reservoir on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/krishna-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">Krishna River<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>The Telugu Ganga Project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was approved in 1977, after an agreement between <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the states from where the Krishna River flows i.e. <\/span><b>Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>network of canals and tunnels transports water <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to irrigation lands and <\/span><b>Chennai (Kandaleru\u2013Poondi canal).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/tamil-nadu\/2026\/Sep\/15\/andhra-halts-krishna-water-supply-to-tn-from-kandaleru-reservoir-cites-low-storage-conditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>NIE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kandaleru Dam is a major irrigation and water-supply project located in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. 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