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Gundlakamma Reservoir Project

Gundlakamma Reservoir Project is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gundlakamma Reservoir Project rather than just read about it. In short: Gundlakamma Reservoir Project (officially Kandula Obula Reddy Gundlakamma Reservoir Project) is an irrigation project across the Gundlakamma river located in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The dam, with 3.859 billion cubic feet of live storage capacity.

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Reference excerpt

Gundlakamma Reservoir Project (officially Kandula Obula Reddy Gundlakamma Reservoir Project) is an irrigation project across the Gundlakamma river located in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The dam, with 3.859 billion cubic feet of live storage capacity. At the time of its inauguration in 2008, only 15,000 acres out of the total envisaged area of 80,000 could be irrigated due to issues in land acquisition for constructing canals. As of 2024 land acquisition issues continue to dog the project preventing full utilisation, as some of the affected farmers did not agree to the compensation fixed by the government.

Design

It is planned to use 12.845 TMC of water through filling the reservoir 6 times during the monsoon season to provide irrigation facilities to 62,368 acres in Khariff and 80,060 acres in Rabi seasons in 6 mandals of Prasakam district. It is also planned to provide drinking water facility to 2.56 lakh population in 43 villages enroute canals and to Ongole town. The reservoir consists of earthen dam with a length of 5.699 km, 227 meters long spillway with 15 vertical gates. The crest level of gates is +16.38 M for a maximum flood discharge of 2,72,000 cusecs. Right canal with take off at 3.785 Km of right bund for a length of 27.26 Km feeds an ayacut of 28,000 acres. Left canal with take off at 0.9 Km of left bund for a length of 21.975 km feeds an ayacut of 52,060 acres.

Land acquisition issues As of 2024 land acquisition issues continue to dog the project preventing full utilisation, as some of the affected farmers did not agree to the compensation fixed by the government.

Maintenance Two crest gates of the reservoir developed leaks in 2023, leading to loss of water and also damage to ayacut crops, as water was released suddenly to manage the crisis.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gundlakamma Reservoir Project

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gundlakamma Reservoir Project claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gundlakamma Reservoir Project before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gundlakamma Reservoir Project ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gundlakamma Reservoir Project

In research: Gundlakamma Reservoir Project appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gundlakamma Reservoir Project in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gundlakamma Reservoir Project is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures in Prakasam district, Irrigation in Andhra Pradesh, Water supply stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gundlakamma Reservoir Project outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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