India /Andhra Pradesh /Nalgonda /Nagarjunasagar
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is on the Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar in the border of Nalgonda district of Telangana State and Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh State, India. Edit
Detail InformationEdit
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is certainly the pride of India, since it is the tallest masonry dam in the world. This colossal dam supplies water for irrigation purposes to the districts like Nalgonda, Prakasam, Khammam and Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. Named after the Buddhist monk ‘Nagarjuna’, the dam actually separates the Guntur and Nalgonda districts.
HistoryEdit
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a masonry dam on the Krishna River. The construction duration of the dam was between the years of 1955 and 1967. Project construction was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 10 December 1955 and proceeded for the next twelve years. The dam created a water reservoir whose capacity is 11,472,000,000 cubic metres (4.051×1011 cu ft). The dam is 490 feet (150 m) tall and 0.99 miles (1.6 km) long with 26 gates which are 42 feet (13 m) wide and 45 feet (14 m) tall. Nagarjuna Sagar was the earliest in the series of large infrastructure projects initiated for the Green Revolution in India. It is also one of the earliest multi-purpose irrigation and hydro-electric projects in India. The dam provides irrigation water to the Nalgonda, Prakasam, Khammam, Krishna and Guntur districts along with electric power to the national grid.
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Best Season to VisitEdit
October – March
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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
3 to 4 hours
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How to ReachEdit
Taxi : Nagarjunasagar is well connected by a road. The tourist will reach to Nagarjunasagar by taxi. Taxis are available from Hydrabad, Secunderabad, Vijaywada and other major cities. The traditional Indian taxi charges of Rupees eight to twenty are charged for each Kilometre.
Bus : APRTC and private tour operator’s buses are available from Hydrabad, Secunderabad, Vijaywada and other major cities. Distance between Hyderabad to Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is 165 km, Road Distance distance from Vijayawada to Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is 194 kms
Train : Nagarjunasagar does not have a train station, and the nearest major railway station is Guntur, at a distance of 125 kms from Nagarjunasagar. The nearest local Railway Station is Macherla railway station, around 24 Kms from Nagarjuna-Sagar. Macherla railway station is well connected to major cities of Andhra Pradesh State.
Air : The nearest International Airport from Nagarjuna-Sagar is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, roughly three hour drive from Nagarjuna-Sagar. The Airport is well connected to major cities like Delhi, Goa, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Madurai, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Mumbai and Chennai via Air India, Indigo, Jet Airways, Jet Connect and Spice Jet.
Others : River cruise had launch by AP Tourism between Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam dams. The tour cover historical darshan of Lord Brahmarambha Mallikarjuna Swamy and Buddhist site of Nagarjuna Konda Museum. The road-cum-cruise tour of the Corporation departs from Hyderabad in two-day.
Things to CarryEdit
- Camera, Plenty of water.
Safety / WarningEdit
- Carry needful cloths, food products and shoes.
- Take drinking water bottle, dry fruits and biscuit.
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- Police : 100
- Fire :101
- Ambulance : 102