SANJEEVIAH SAGAR Gajuladinne Project
Preamble

The Gajuladinne Project (GDP) renamed as Sanjeevaiah Sagar, is a Medium Irrigation Project constructed across Hundri, a tributary to Tungabhadra in Krishna basin near Gajuladinne village in Gonegandla Mandal of Kurnool District. The location of the scheme corresponds to longitude 77°37’20”E and Latitude 15°41’48”N. The Hundri takes its origin in Pathikonda hills and travels 130 kms before it joins Tungabhadra. The flow in the river is dry except during monsoon.

The GDP provides irrigation facility to 25,454 acres of ID crops in Rabi. The project serves 21 villages in four mandals of Kurnool District viz., Gonegandla (9 nos), Kodumur (5 nos), Krishnagiri (6 nos), and Devanakonda (1no.). The WUA Project committee is formed with 2 WUAs in LMC and 10WUAs in RMC.

The project was taken up for execution during 1971 and completed by 1987 at a cost of Rs 263 lakh. The project is constructed with a storage capacity of 4.50 TMCft at FRL of + 377.000 M.

Salient Features
LOCATION:
Location : Kurnool Dist., Andhra Pradesh
Latitude : 15-41-48 N
Longitude : 77-37-20 E
METEOROLOGICAL DATA
Mean Annual Rainfall Maximum : 939.30 mm
Mean Annual Rainfall Minimum : 240.10 mm
HYDROLOGY
Catchment Area : 1,274 sq km (492 sq. miles)
Full reservoir level : 377.000 M
Maximum water level : 378.000 M
Top of bund level : 379.500 M
Spill way crest level : 371.000 M
Deepest river bed level : 363.000 M
Minimum draw down level : 367.200 M
Water spread area at FRL : 27.050 Sq.Kms
Water spread area at MWL : 31.970 Sq.Kms
STORAGE CAPACITIES
Gross Storage at FRL : 4.500 TMC
Gross Storage at MWL : 5.250 TMC
Gross Storage at MWL : 5.250 TMC
Live Storage at FRL : 4.050 TMC
Spillway crest level : 0.800 TMC
MDDL : 0.200 TMC
EARTH DAM
Length of bund : 4.313 Km
Maximum Height : 9.50 m
Top width : 5.00 m
Top Level : +379.500 m
Side slopes U/S : 2:5:1
Side slopes D/S : 2:1
SPILLWAY OF DAM
Length : 87.00 m
Maximum height : 18.30 m
Top of shutters level : +378.350 m
Hoist platform level : +382.000 m
No. and type of gates : 6 nos. Vertical
Size of gates : 12.00 m X 7.35 m
CANALS AND COMMAND AREA
Name of the Canal Sill level of sluice length in Km Localized ayacut in acres
Right side canal +367.200 m 36.0 21,703
Left side canal +367.500 m 26.0 3,751
Total 25,454