NAGARJUNASAGAR DAM

Preamble

		Nagarjunasagar Right Canals		Nagarjunasagar Left Canals
1.	Length of Main Canal	203 KM	126 Miles	179 KM	111 Miles
2.	Maximum bed width	73.5 Mt.	241 feet	29 Mt.	95 feet
3.	Depth of flow (head reach)	3.78 Mt.	12.4 Ft.	6.71 Mt.	22 feet
4.	Maximum discharge	311.5 Cum/Sec	11000 C/S	311.5 Cum/Sec	11000 C/S
5.	Head regulator:a)Sill level	+149.05 Mt.	489.00 ft.	+149.05 Mt.	489.00 ft.
	b) Vent way	9 vents of 10' x 15'(3.05 m x 4.575 m)		3 vents of 10' x 25'(3.05 m x 7.62 m)
6.	Length of branches and distributories	5342 KM	3320 Miles	7722 KM	4.800 Miles
7.	Length of field channels	14400 KM	9000 miles	9654 KM	6000 Miles
8.	Localized ayacut	4.52 Lakh Ha. 11.17 Lakh acres		4.08 Lakh Ha. 10.08 Lakh acres.

Jurisdiction:

There are three Circles in the jurisdiction of Chief Engineer as follows.

I. NSJC, O & M Circle, Lingamguntla

This Circle is in charge of Operation & Maintenance of Nagarjunasagar Jawahar Canal (N.S. Right Canal) from Mile 0/0 to M 85/3+150 (Km 0.000 to Km 137.28) with a designed discharge of 11,000 cusecs covering block Nos. 1 to 10, Part of 11, 11A to 14, Part of 17 to 19 of N.S.J.C., Command Area. The localized ayacut under the control of this Circle is 6,74,263 Acres (2,49,434 Wet + 4,24,829 ID) covering both the districts i.e., Guntur and Prakasham.

II. Irrigation Circle, Ongole

This Circle is in charge of Operation & Maintenance of Nagarjunasagar Jawahar Canal from M 85/3+150 to M 126/0+000 (Km 137.28 to Km 202.79) covering block Nos. 15 to 22 of NSJC Command Area. The localized ayacut under the control of this Circle is 4,42,374 Acres (1,85,516 Wet + 2,56,858 ID) covering Prakasam district.

III. Pulichintala Project Circle, Jaggaiahpet

Consequent on re-organisation of State of Andhra Pradesh, Government have issued orders vide Memo No. 9424/Ser.II-1 dated 10.6.14 that O&M Division, Jaggaiahpet (previously under O&M Circle, Miryalaguda) and O & M Division, Nuzividu (previously under O&M Circle, Tekulapalli) are attached to Pulichintala Project Circle, Jaggaiahpet with effect from 10.6.14. This Circle is in charge of Operation & Maintenance of 21st Main Branch Canal from Km 102.00 to 117.007 (tail end) covering block Nos. 15 to 22 of N.S.J.C., Command Area. The localized ayacut under the control of this Circle is 3,61,160 Acres (48,170 Wet + 3,12,990 ID) in Krishna district; and 1804 acres of ID in West Godavari district.

IV. Water Allocation:

The allocated quantum of water by KWDT for the entire Right Canal (22 Blocks) is 132 TMC, out of which 79.67 TMC is allocated to O&M Circle, Lingamguntla and 52.33 TMC to Irrigation Circle, Ongole proportionately on the basis of localized ayacut. The entire right command is divided in to 2 zones for the purpose of water regulation. Zone I broadly covers Guntur district and it is up to M 55/3 of Jawahar Canal and 33/2+258 of ABC. Zone II covers Prakasam district and from 55/3 to 85/3+150 of Jawahar Canal and beyond 33/2+258 of ABC. Water is normally released to Zone I on the first week of August depending on the availability of water in the reservoir. Depending on the subsequent receipt of water in the reservoir water is released to Zone II with a gap of 2 to 4 weeks. The allocated quantum of water by KWDT for the entire Left Canal is 132 TMC, out of which 32.25 TMC is allocated to Andhra Region i.e., to Krishna district now under Pulichintala Project Circle. The entire left command is divided in to 3 zones for the purpose of water regulation. Broadly Zone I covers Nalgonda district (upto Km 136.79 of NSLBC, Palair) and Zone II covers Khammam district (Km 136.79 to 178.27 of Main canal and Km 0.000 to 102.000 of 21st Main Branch Canal) and Zone III covers Krishna district (Km 102.000 to km 117.007 of 21st Main Branch Canal). Water is normally released to wet crops from August to December continuously and for ID crops from November to February.

V. Drinking water needs

There are 506 Drinking Water Tanks (8 PH Tanks & 195 RWS Tanks, 99 Cattle Ponds, 204 Village kuntas) for which water is being supplied from the canal network system under the control of O&M Circle, Lingamguntla.

There are 122 Notified and 108 Non-notified drinking water tanks and two S.S. tanks for which water is being supplied from the canal network system under the control of Irrigation Circle, Ongole.

VI. Power Plants

Besides supplying water to Irrigation needs and drinking water needs there exists a Power House on N.S.J.C., with an installed capacity of 90 MW.

Further, there are 25 Mini Hydel Schemes installed on the Distributory Network (GBC, ABC, ZBC, BBC & PBC) under the control of O&M Circle, Lingamguntla with an installed capacity of 40 MW all together.

Also, there are 2 Mini Hydel Schemes installed on the Distributory Network (OBC & ABC) under the control of Irrigation Circle, Ongole with an installed capacity of 4 MW all together.

Salient Features

Latitude	:	16°34'23"N.
Longitude	:	79°18'47"E.
HYDROLOGY
Catchment area at Dam site	:	83,083 Sq.miles (2,15,185 Sq.KMs)
Maximum annual rain fall in the Catchment	:	35" (889 MM)
Maximum observed flood	:	30,050 cumecs (10.61 Lakh C/s)
Minimum dry weather flow	:	2.80 cumecs (100 C/S)
1000 years design flood	:	58,340 cumecs (20.60 Lakh C/S)
Routed flood	:	45310 Cumecs (16.00 Lakh C/S)
RESERVOIR:
F.R.L.	:	+590.00 Ft. (+179.832 Mt.)
Maximum water level	:	+594.00 Ft. (+181.051 Mt.)
Dead storage level	:	+400.00 Ft. (+121.920 Mt.)
M.D.D.Ls:
As per Nandikonda Project report	:	+510.00 Ft. (+155.450 Mt.)
Water spread area	:	110 Sq.Miles (285 Sq.KMs)
MASONRY DAM:
Length of spill way Dam	:	1545 Ft. (470.916 Mts.)
Length of Non-over flow Dam	:	3211 Ft. (978.612 Mts.)
Total length of Masonry Dam	:	4756 Ft. (1449.628 Mts)
Maximum height of Dam above deepest Foundation	:	409 Ft. (124.663 Mts.)
Top width of Dam	:	28 Ft. ( 8.534 Mts.)
Maximum base width of Dam	:	320 Ft. ( 97.536 Mts.)
Over-all width of road way at top	:	30 Ft. 9 inch. (9.373 Mts)
Deepest foundation level	:	+196.00 Ft. (+59.741 Mts)
Average river bed level	:	+245.00 Ft.(+74.676 Mts.)
Spillway crest level	:	+546.00 Ft. (+166.421 Mts.)
Top of crest gates	:	+590.00 Ft.(+179.832 Mts.)
Top of Dam	:	+605.00 Ft. (184.404 Mts.)
Invert level of flip bucket	:	+240.00 Ft. (73.15 Mts.)
Crest gates	:	26 Nos. of size 45' x 44' (13.716 x 13.410) Mts.
Chute sluices	:	2 vents of size 10' x 25'with sill at +450' (137.16 Mts)
(Operable up to +549.00 Ft)	:	Discharging 17,000 C/S at full gate opening.
Diversion Tunnel(Operable up to +560.00 Ft.)	:	2 Vents of size 10' x 25' Discharging 20,000 C/S at full gate Opening.
Right Canal Head sluice	:	9 vents of size 10' x 15' with sill At +489' (149.047 Mt.)
Left Canal Head sluice	:	3 vents of size 10' x 25' with sill At +489' (149.047 Mt.)
EARTH DAM:
Length of Left Earth Dam	:	8400 Ft. (2560.32 Mts.)
Length of Right Earth Dam	:	2800 Ft. (853.44 Mts.)
Total Length	:	11,200 Ft. (3413.76 Mts.)
Maximum height	:	85 Ft. (25.908 Mts.)
Top width	:	30 Ft. 6" (9.296 Mts.)
Top level	:	+610 Ft. (+185.928 Mts.)
POWER GENERATION:
Penstocks ( 8 numbers)	:	16.00 Ft. dia (4.88 Mts)
Centre line elevation	:	+405.00 ft. (+123.40 Mts.)
Power Units	:	1 number conventional.(with 110 MW capacity)7 Nos. reversible (with 100MW capacity)
MDDL	:	+506.00 Ft. (_154.23 Mts.)(for conventional) +495.00 Ft. (+150.88 Mts.)
Discharging capacity	:	4,700 C/s (133.09 Cumecs)(for conventional)4,300 C/S (121.76 cumecs)(for reversible)
Right Canal Power House:
Sluices	:	3 Numbers 15' x 38' (4.57 M x 38 M)
Sill level	:	+479.00 Ft (146.00 Mts)
Units	:	3 Numbers conventional
Capacity	:	30 MW
Discharging capacity	:	5,000 Cusecs each
Left Canal Power House	:	Two Units
Stages of Dam operation for Irrigation & Power Generation:
Full Reservoir Level (FRL)	:	+590.00 feet
Capacity @ FRL	:	312.045 TMC
Spillway Crest level (crest)	:	+546.00 feet
Capacity @ crest	:	201.053 TMC
Minimum Draw Down Level (MDDL)	:	+510.00 feet
Capacity @ MDDL	:	131.669 TMC
Minimum level for pumping drinking water to twin cities	:	+508.00 feet
Capacity @ +508	:	128.299 TMC
Sill Level of Right and Left Canals	:	+489.00 feet
Capacity @ Sill	:	98.654 TMC
Sill Level of river chutes	:	+450.00 feet
Capacity @ sill of chutes	:	49.710 TMC
Evaporation losses per month	:	1.05 TMC