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'''Alimineti Madhava Reddy Project''' earlier known as '''Srisailam Left Bank Canal''' is an irrigation project located in [[Nalgonda district]] in Telangana, India.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Republic-Day-celebrated-with-fervour/article16360722.ece | title=Republic Day celebrated with fervour | date=27 January 2009 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=21 February 2020 }}</ref>

==History==
This Project has two following alternatives<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irrigation.telangana.gov.in/icad/projects|title=Aliminati Madhava Reddy Project (AMRP)|accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref>
* Lift scheme from foreshore of [[Nagarjuna Sagar Dam|Nagarjuna Sagar Reservoir]]: This scheme is completed by 2004 and 300,000 acres of land is under irrigation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irrigation.telangana.gov.in/icad/projectsLisUp#|title = Irrigation Projects in Telangana}}</ref>
* Gravity scheme from foreshore of Srisailam reservoir, through two tunnels: This alternative to eliminate water pumping was taken up in 2004 and was scheduled for completion in 2010 but was delayed inordinately. <ref>[https://archive.today/20130103065307/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-28/hyderabad/28268209_1_tunnel-boring-machine-tbm-irrigation-projects ]</ref>

==Project==
Water is fed from the Puttamgandi foreshore pump house located at {{Coord|16|36|37|N|79|07|01|E|name=Puttangadi Pump House}} in to the nearby Puttamgandi tank from Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir. The pump house has ultimate capacity of five pumps each of 600 [[cusec]]s pumping capacity.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/expert-suggests-alternative-plan-for-dindi-project/article8401180.ece|title=Expert suggests for full use of Puttamgandi pump house for Dindi project|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 March 2016|accessdate=22 April 2016|last1=Reddy|first1=T. Karnakar}}</ref> Water is supplied from the Puttamgandi tank by gravity to the entire irrigated area of the project via balancing reservoir called Akkampalli reservoir with 1.5 [[tmcft]] storage capacity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Akkampalli_Dam_D06050|title=Akkampalli Dam D06050|accessdate=22 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003073058/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Akkampalli_Dam_D06050|archive-date=3 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> From Akkampalli reservoir, water is also pumped to the Hyderabad city for its water needs.

To eliminate the need of expensive water pumping and facilitate water flow by gravity to the Akkampalli reservoir, it is envisaged to bring water from [[Srisailam Dam|Srisailam reservoir]] to the plains of Nalgonda through two tunnels of a total length of {{convert|50.75|km|abbr=on}}. This scheme is known as Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project.

==Expansion of Puttamgandi tank==
Puttamgandi tank water storage can be enhanced manyfolds by enlarging its water area and water depth by constructing earth bunds taking advantage of nearby continuous hillocks on three sides of the tank. The enhanced water storage capacity would serve as 100% reliable and assured water source for water needs of Hyderabad city without depending on water from Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar reservoirs during drought years.

==References==
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[[Category:Irrigation in Telangana]]
[[Category:Nalgonda district]]

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