ANNAMAYYA PROJECT
Background & Preamble
Annamayya Project (Cheyyeru) is a completed Medium Irrigation Project constructed across Cheyyeru, a tributary to Penna River located near Badanagadda (V), Rajampet Mandal, Kadapa District. The project was taken up in the year 1981 and completed in the year 2001. The total ayacut is 22,500 acres i.e., 13,000 acres in Khariff, 6,500 acres in Rabi and 3,000 acres for stabilization of wet under tanks. The cost of the Project is Rs.60.44 Crores (SSR of 1996-97) and the updated cost including improvements and modernization
Government vide G.O.RT.No.905,I&CAD(IRR.III) dept.,dt:31.07.2003 accorded permission for release of 190 Mcft of water from Annamayya Project for drinking purpose for 140 habitations in Rajampet Mandal of Kadapa District. Government vide Memo.no.1490/Med.Irr.III (2)/2006-3, dt: 30.10.2006 accorded permission for release of 0.1TMC of water from Annamayya Project for drinking purpose in Kodur area of Kadapa district. W.U.A’s and PCs were not yet formed and Forest clearance Stage-II is not yet received.
Salient Features
| Location | : | 25 km from Rajampet and 460km from Hyderabad |
| Longitude | : | 79° 01' 15" |
| Latitude | : | 14° 12' 06" |
| Capacity | : | 63.16 Mcum |
| Ayacut | : | 22,500 Acres |
| Under Left Main Canal | : | --- |
| Length of Canal | : | -- |
| Vent Size & Nos | : | -- |
| Sill Level | : | -- |
| Discharge in cumecs | : | -- |
| Under Right Main Canal | : | 22500 acres |
| Length of Canal | : | 23.63 km |
| Vent Size & Nos | : | 2 nos, 1.50mx1.00m |
| Sill Level | : | +195.06m |
| Discharge in cumecs | : | 4.53 cumecs |
| Catchment Area | : | 6795 cumecs |
| Maximum Flood Discharge | : | 6795 cumecs |
| Spillway Details | ||
| Type, Size & Nos | : | 13.70mx14.00m, 5nos |
| Crest Level | : | +189.60 m |
| TBL | : | +206.65m |
| FRL/MWL | : | +203.60m / +203.60m |
| Utilization | : | 2380 Mcft |
| Mandals Benefitted | : | 2 Mandals viz., Rajampet and Pullampet 1. Akepadu 2. Hastavaram 3. Mandapalli 4. Rajampet 5.Pullampet 6.Utukur 7.Brahmanapalli 8.Mittampalli 9. Kottapalli 10.Sri Rangarajapuram 11.Seshamambapuram 12.Balrajupalli1 13.Mannuru 14.Mittameedipalli 15.Gopamambapuram 16. Devasamudram17.Anantharajugaripalli 18. Puttanavaripalli |
| Components | ||
| Earth Dam –Length of dam- | : | 336m |
| Spillway - Length of Spillway | : | 90.25m |
| Head Regulator | : | 1no |
| Main Canals | Right Main canal | |
| Source of Funding | : | AIBP |
| Present Status of Works | : | The work of strengthening of tie flats and web of Anchor Girders and other rectifications to spillway radial gates is under progress. |
| Land Aquisition | : | Nil |
| Budget & Expenditure(2010-11 upto 12/2011) | ||
| Budget for 2011/12 | : | Rs. 200.00 Lakhs. |
| Expenditure 3/2011 | : | Rs. 32.85 Lakhs |
| Program for 2011-12 | : | Nil |
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