Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh

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Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh is the second largest water capacity dam of India. You can get all the detailed information about the Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh. Read the full article to know more about the famous dam of Andhra Pradesh.

About the Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh

Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh is the second largest water capacity dam of India. This famous dam of Andhra Pradesh is constructed on Krishna River which is located at Srisailam of Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. According to the area name "Srisailam" the name of the water dam is "Srisailam Dam". This famous dam of Andhra Pradesh was built in between the Nallamala Hills which is about 300meter high above the sea level. The distance or length of the Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh is about 512 meter or about 1680 feet. The height of the Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh is about 145 meter or about 476 feet. This dam of Andhra Pradesh has about twelve gates which is radial in geometry. The capacity of the reservoir dam of Andhra Pradesh is about 274 thousand million cubic feet.

There are two hydro power stations are preset at Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh. The left power station generates about 900 MW of Electricity and the right power station generates about 770 MW of Electricity. When this dam was constructed on Krishna River the Kurnool district and Mahbubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh were flooded at that time of Construction of the Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh. Srisailam Dam is the best tourist spot of Andhra Pradesh. This is the 12th largest hydro electric power station or power project of our country India.

History of Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh

This famous Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh was constructed in the year 1960. This Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh was constructed only for hydro power projects. This dam took about 20 years to completion. In the year 1981 the Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh was totally constructed. After the completion of this hydro project this project gave about 770 KW of electricity and in the year 1987 this hydro project was totally constructed and this hydro project generates totally about 1670 MW of Electricity. The water of the dam spread over an area of 1595 sq Km. This dam supplies water to many districts of Andhra Pradesh such as Kurnool and Kaddapa district of Andhra Pradesh. The total cost was estimated for this Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh was about Rs.10 billion which was provided by the World Bank at an interest of 10%. On 2nd October 2009 this Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh created a new record by reserving huge amount of water.

How to Reach Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh

How to Reach Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh by Air
The nearest Airport of Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad Airport which is about 232 kms from Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh. You can hire a taxi from Hyderabad to reach Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh. The Average cost of hiring a taxi from Hyderabad to Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh is about Rs.2500.

How to Reach Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh by Train
The nearest Railway Station of Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh is Markapur Road which is about 70 km from Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh. You can easily reach the Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh by Train.

How to Reach Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh by Road
If you want to travel by Road you can travel through APSRTC Bus Service. The bus fair from Hyderabad to Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh is about Rs.80. This is one of the easiest way to access the Srisailam Dam of Andhra Pradesh.

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