PEDDAGEDDA RESERVOIR PROJECT
Preamble
Peddagedda Reservoir project is a Medium Irrigation Project Proposed across Peddagedda (also called Vegavathi on its downstream), a tributary to River Suvarnamukhi, which itself is a tributary to River Nagavali to irrigate an ayacut of 12,000 Acres in Pachipenta, Salur and R.B.Puram mandals of Vizianagaram District (including stabilization of 4,500 acres under existing Vegavathi Anicut System). Besides this, the scheme provides for drinking water facility to the villages en route the canal.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh have accorded Administrative Approval for the Project vide G.O.Ms No.91, Dt: 19.06.2003 for Rs.2652 Lakhs and vide G.O.Ms No.05, dt: 11.01.2005 for Rs.4667 Lakhs.
Ayacut in Pachipenta, Salur and R.B.Puram Mandals of Vizianagaram District will be benefited by this Project.
Clearances
The stage of clearances received for the Project is as below:
| T.A.C. Clearance | : | 4-8-2003 |
| Environmental Clearance | : | Not required |
| R & R Clearance | : | 5 Nos Village completed, 5 Nos Village is in Progress |
| Forest Clearance | : | Completed |
| Investment Clearance | : | Completed |
Salient Features
| Estimated Cost | : | Rs.73.13 Crore |
| Catchment Area | : | 84 Sq Miles |
| Maximum Flood Discharge | : | 49,264 Cusecs |
| Gross Storage | : | 1.073 TMC |
| Live Storage | : | 1.021 TMC |
| Length of Spill Way | : | 96 mts |
| Crest Level | : | +206.80 M |
| No. of vents and size | : | 4No.s |
| Length of Earth Bund | : | 2.10 km |
| Top width | : | 6.00 M |
| F.R.L | : | +213.80 M |
| T.B.L | : | +217.60 M |
| No. of Sluices / Canals | : | 1No |
| Sill Level of Sluices | : | +198.80 M |
| Villages Benefitted | : | 28 |
Pachipenta (M) 1. Pachipenta 2. Garlavalasa 3. Garillavalasa 4. Matumuru 5. Gurivinaidupeta 6. Panchali 7. Mothum 8. Panukuvalasa 9. Cherukupalli 10. Viswanadhapuram 11. Karrivalasa 12. Tothavalasa 13. Konambandavalasa Salur (M) 14. Jeegram 15. Salur 16. Nelliparathi 17. Sivarampuram 18. Gumada 19. Bangarampeta 20. Kurmarajupeta 21. P.N.Boddavalasa Ramabhadrapuram (M) 22. Kottakki 23. Jannivalasa 24. Tarapuram 25. R.B.Puram 26. Eitla Mamidpalli 27. Sompuram 28. Bushsivalasa
