Kaddam Project
| Kaddam Project | |
|---|---|
| Official name | kadem river project |
| Location | Kadem, Nirmal District, Telangana, India |
| Coordinates | 19°6′29″N 78°47′27″E / 19.10806°N 78.79083°E |
| Opening date | 1958 |
| Construction cost | 600 Crores |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Kadem River |
| Height | 31 metres (102 ft) from river level |
| Length | 2,051 metres (6,729 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kadem Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 215,800,000 m3 (174,952 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 137,100,000 m3 (111,149 acre⋅ft) (4.82 Tmc ft) |
| Catchment area | 2,590 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
The Kadem Project is a reservoir on the river Kadem, a tributary river of Godavari near Kademm Mandal, Nirmal District, Telangana. This project covers localised ayacut under Nirmal and Mancherial Districts.
The Project has been integrated with Sriram Sagar Project. The reservoir being supplemented through Sri Rama Sagar Project by Saraswathi Canal to stabilize the localized catchment area.
It has two major canals for water distribution, the Left canal length is 76.8 km and Right Canal length is about 8 km.