{"id":132143,"date":"2026-11-05T13:02:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T07:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=132143"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T07:34:02","slug":"prakasam-barrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/prakasam-barrage\/","title":{"rendered":"Prakasam Barrage: All 70 Gates Opened After Cyclone Murasu Triggers Heavy Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Prakasam Barrage Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All 70 gates of the Prakasam Barrage were opened recently after heavy rain from Cyclone Murasu in the Krishna basin. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Prakasam Barrage<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>modern regulator and road bridge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located at the southern entrance of <\/span><b>Vijayawada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><b> Andhra Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is built <\/span><b>across <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>Krishna River.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Prakasam Barrage <\/b><b>Construction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was constructed between 1954 and 1957 and <\/span><b>inaugurated <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on December 24, <\/span><b>1957<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>replaced <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><b> old Krishna Anicut (built by Sir Arthur Cotton <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">between 1852 and <\/span><b>1855<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), which <\/span><b>suffered a major breach during severe floods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in September <\/span><b>1952.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is one of the earliest major irrigation projects in Southern India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>named after the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Tanguturi Prakasam.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Prakasam Barrage <\/b><b>Purpose<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scheme <\/span><b>irrigates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nearly <\/span><b>one million hectares of land, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">converting the <\/span><b>Krishna delt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a into a rich granary in Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This barrage also <\/span><b>supplies water to <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/buckingham-canal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Buckingham Canal<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which was constructed as an <\/span><b>inland navigation canal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">initially but later used as an irrigation water supply canal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While irrigation is a primary function, the barrage also plays a crucial<\/span><b> role in flood control<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and maintaining ecological balance in the region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Features<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The structure runs nearly <\/span><b>1223 m<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and features 68 gates that regulate the flow of water. .<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Constructed primarily from <\/span><b>locally sourced granite,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the barrage exhibits <\/span><b>significant thermal mass properties,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which help in <\/span><b>moderating temperature fluctuations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the surrounding environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gates are engineered using high-strength steel, providing durability against the dynamic hydraulic forces exerted by the Krishna River.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The barrage&#8217;s design incorporates a<\/span><b> reinforced concrete structure <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that supports a<\/span><b> series of sluice gates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allowing for precise control of water levels.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has<\/span><b> three canals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Bandar canal, Eluru canal, and Ryves canal) that r<\/span><b>un through the city of Vijayawada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, giving it a Venetian look.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The famous <\/span><b>Bhavani Island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is situated amidst the backwaters of the barrage. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/cyclone-murasu-all-70-gates-of-prakasam-barrage-opened-71000-cusecs-released-into-krishna\/article71663867.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All 70 gates of Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada were opened after Cyclone Murasu triggered heavy 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