VATTIVAGU PROJECT -- Telangana Irrigation

VATTIVAGU PROJECT

Introduction And History

Vattivagu project is a Medium Irrigation project being constructed across Vattivagu a tributary to Peddavagu which itself is a tributary to Pranahita river in Godavari basin. The dam site is located at 12 km from Asifabad and about 180 km from Nirmal in Adilabad district.

Location

The project is located near pahadibanda (V) in Asifabad (M) of Adilabad.

Source

The river Vattivagu in the Godavari basin

Scope

The project envisages providing irrigation facility t an extent of 9919 ha covering 30 villages of east while Asifabad Taluk.

Inter-State Aspects

There are no interstate aspects involved in the project.

Components Of the Scheme

• Earth dam for a length of 2.834 km
• Gates spillway of length of 87.75 m
• L.F. main canal & R.F. main canal 7.00 km and 21.00 long respectively with their distribution net works.

Hydrology

Catchment area at reservoir site	525 Sq.Km.
Total yield available	88.85 M. Cum.
Water allocated to the Project	78.50 M. Cum
Live storage of the Reservoir	82.02 M. Cum
Water requirement for creation of the proposed irrigation potential	78.50 M. Cum.

Irrigation Potential

Total I.P. under the Project	9919 ha
Ayacut localized under stage I	3927 ha
Ayacut localized under stage II	5992 ha

Seepage Losses

Necessary provision has been made towards seepage losses while designing the Canal System.

Cropping Pattern

Proposed Ayacut
Left Canal	Wet(Khariff)	1093 ha
Right Canal	Wet(Khariff)	2834 ha
	ID(Khariff)	5992 ha
	ID (Rabi)	1620 ha
Ayacut Under Stage-I
Under Left Canal		1093 ha
Under Right Canal		2834 ha
Ayacut Under Stage-II
Left Canal		Nil
Right Canal		5992 ha

Better Water Management

Proposals were sent to District Collector, Adilabad for conducting the elections to Water Users Associations for water management.

Project Map