People living near the reservoir told to move to safe zones. Following copious rain in the catchment area of the Krishna in the past few days, the water-level in the Almatti reservoir has been increasing steadily. As the water-level has increased, power generation at the dam has also resumed after a gap of more than two months.
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Meanwhile, as the inflow and outflow of water in Almatti dam has been increasing steadily, the KBJNL officials have asked the people living on the banks of Krishna river, especially those living close to the dam, to move to safe places, along with their livestock.
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The Almatti Dam is the main reservoir of the Upper Krishna Irrigation Project; the 290 MW power station is located on the right side of the Almatti Dam. The facility uses vertical kaplan turbines: five 55MW generators and one 15MW generator.
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Almatti Dam. The Almatti Dam (Kannada:ಆಲಮಟ್ಟಿ ಅಣೆಕಟ್ಟು) is a hydroelectric project on the Krishna River in North Karnataka, India which was completed in July 2005. The target annual electric output of the dam is 560 MU (or GWh).
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Water levels in major dams rose significantly following heavy rainfall that lashed various parts of the district. Inflow of water into Tunga dam was 9,000 cusecs, following incessant rainfall in Teerthahalli and surrounding areas. The same quantum of water is being released from the dam.
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Write Comment | E-Mail To a Friend | Facebook | Twitter | Print. Water levels improved significantly in dams across the State, following heavy rains in the catchment areas. The inflow improved drastically in the Almatti, Tunga, Bhadra, Linganamakki, KRS and Kabini reservoirs. Almatti dam.
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Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was built across the Krishna river at Nagarjuna Sagar where the river forms the boundary between Nalgonda District in Telangana and Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh states in India. The construction duration of the dam was between the years of 1955 and 1967.
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WPP units are to be located at the toe of the Nagarjuna Sagar dam with tail water level of 240 feet (73 m) MSL on either side of the river. The WPP units can be connected below 380 feet (116 m) MSL level to the reservoir with the technique called under water reservoir / lake tapping.
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water levels at almatti dam
The water-level in the Almatti reservoir has been increasing steadily. As the water-level has increased, power generation at the dam has also resumed after a gap of more than two months.