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Srisailam Dam Kurnool District, Across The Krishna River, Srisailam. Edit

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The Srisailam Dam is one of the most important dams of Andhra Pradesh. It is also a very important tourist spot and the tourism department of the state ensures that this place is well maintained to capture the attention of the tourists. The reason why this dam assumes a very important place in the history of the state is because of its remarkable potential to generate hydro-electric power. In terms of production of hydroelectric power, this dam is the 3rd largest in the country. It is constructed across the famous Krishna River and is located in the Kurnool district. The base for the dam is the deep, green and dense Nallamalla Hills. The dam is quite big as it has around 12 radial crest gates. This dam stands at a whopping 300m above sea level and is a staggering 476 feet tall. Its length stretches to 1680 feet and the reservoir capacity is of 800sq.km. The main reason for the huge hydroelectric power generation is the presence of 6 Francis pump turbines of 150MW that are reversible on the left side of the river bank and 7 Francis turbine generators of 110MW on the right side of the river bank.

Srisailam Dam, Srisailam

HistoryEdit

Srisailam Dam is built on the Krishna River and is 512 m long. It is set amidst beautiful natural scenery – ghats, cliffs, craggy ridges, plateaus and dense forests. It has twelve crest gates to hold a maximum water level of 885 ft (270 m). It has a live storage of 274 thousand million cubic feet. This reservoir was originally designed for hydropower generation only but was later converted to a multi-purpose facility for water supply and irrigation. Due to the construction of Srisailam Hydro Electric Project across river Krishna, nearly 102 villages in both Kurnool and Mahboobnagar Districts located along the banks of the rivers Krishna, Tungabhadra, Bhavanasi and their tributaries were submerged.

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October to February.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

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2 Hrs

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Srisailam Dam View Point ; Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh ‎ ; Ph/M – N.A ; Food Serve – Indian

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Taxi cars and call taxis are available at Hyderabad and the other cities of Andhra Pradesh. The taxi fare from Hyderabad to Srisailam is about Rs. 2500.

Bus : Srisailam is well connected by Devasthanam buses and State owned APSRTC buses. APSRTC buses charge about Rs 80 from Srisailam to Hyderabad. The buses connect Srisailam with Mahaboobnagar, Hyderabad, Devorkonda, Mahanandi, Anantapur, Chitradurg, Guntur, Mantralayam, Tirupati and Vijayawada.

Train : Nearest railhead to Srisailam is the Markapur Road, in the Guntur-Hubli metre gauge rail route. The major broad-gauge railway station nearby is at Hyderabad at a distance of 232 kms. Taxi cars and call taxis are available at the railway station. The taxi fare from Hyderabad to Srisailam is about Rs 2500.

Air : The closest airport to Srisailam is located at Hyderabad, at distance of about 232 kms from the city. Hyderabad has its own airport, which is connected to Vishakapatnam, Bangalore, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi and various other cities of India. Taxi cars and call taxis are available at the airport. The taxi fare from Hyderabad to Srisailam is about Rs. 2500.

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