Lakshmi Barrage
The Lakshmi Barrage, also known as the Medigadda Barrage is the starting point of the proposed Kaleshwaram Project which envisages construction of three barrages between Yellampally & Medigadda. Its objective is to utilize Godavari water for drinking and irrigation. The Barrage/Project site is located at Medigadda Village, Mahadevpur Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district in Telangana State, India.
Proposed Barrage Details:
Barrage | Bed Level | Pond Level | Gross Storage | Number of Gates |
Medigadda Barrage | 89.0 | 100.0 | 16.17 | 85 |
A memorandum of understanding was signed by states of Maharashtra and Telangana, as part of which, Chanaka-Korata Barrage on Painganga River, Tummidihatti Barrage on Pranhita River and Lakshmi Barrage on Godavari River will be constructed.
Medigadda Barrage foundation was laid by First Chief Minister of Telangana, K.Chandrashekar Rao on 2 May 2016.
The project started by Telangana govt as part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Schema to irrigate the of new land and stabilize the of existing irrigated land.