Chelmelavagu (NTR Sagar ) Medium Irrigation Project

Chalamala Vagu Project (N.T.R.Sagar) a Medium Irrigation Project constructed across the Chelamala Vagu Stream (Locally known as Bugga Vagu) which is a tributary of the Pedda Vagu stream which itself is a tributary of the Pranahita in the Godavari basin.

Location

This Project is constructed across Chelmala vagu near Irkapalli village of Thiryani mandal of Adilabad District and commissioned in the year 1999

Source

The Chalamala Vagu Stream, a tributary of the Peddavagu in Pranabita sub basin in the Godavari Basin.

Scope

The Project envisages providing irrigation facilities to an extent of 2429 Ha. in 14 villages the tribal area of Tiryahi Mandal in Adilabad District.

Inter-State Aspects

There are no interstate aspects involved in the project.

Components Of the Scheme

Earth dam of a length of 340 Meters
Left Regulator at 0.03 KM
Right Regulator at 0.83 KM
180 M long H.C. Weir with 1.60 M head of discharge.

Canals

Left Flank Canal of 6.60 KM
Right Flank Canal of 9.00 Km
Right Contour canal of 9.30 Km
1R - Minor Canal of 7.20 K

1	Irrigation Project Name	Chelmelavagu (NTR Sagar ) Medium Irrigation Project
2	Irrigation Project Name Alias	Chalmalavagu
3	Purpose	Irrigation
4	Type	Medium
5	Engineering Type	Storage
6	Status	Completed
7	State	Telangana
8	Districts Benefited	Adilabad
9	Basin	Godavari
10	River	Chelmalavagu
11	Project Sharing	None
12	Intercountry	None
13	Interbasin	No
14	Work Started in 5 Year Plan	VII-Plan
15	Completed in 5 Year Plan	IX-Plan
16	Project Approval Status	Planning Commission
17	Year of Approval by Planning Commission	1994
18	Approved Cost (Rs. in cr)	22.99
19	Actual Cost (Rs. in cr)	27.17
20	Culturable Command Area (CCA) (th ha)	2.45
21	Ultimate Irrigation Potential (UIP) (th ha)	2.63
22	Potential Created (PC) (th ha)	2.63
23	Project Covered under ERM Scheme	No
24	Project Covered under CADA Scheme	No
25	Project Covered under AIBP Scheme	No
26	Studies Conducted
27	Project Covered under Tribal Sub-Plan
28	Project Covered under Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP)
29	Remarks