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The Upper Krishna Project
consists of construction of two dams across the river
Krishna and a network of canals. The main storage is
at Almatti Dam, a few kilometers downstream of the confluence
of Ghataprabha River and Krishna river. A lower dam,
Narayanpur Dam, situated at Narayanpur a few Kms downstream
of the confluence of Malaprabha river and Krishna river,
will serve as a diversion dam. The Project is planned
to be implemented in different stages and phases. Stage-I
of the project plans to utilise 119 TMC of water to
irrigate 4,25,000 hectares of lands on the left bank
of the river. In Stage-II 54 TMC of water will be utilised,
to irrigate 1,97,120 Ha. of lands partly by flow on
right bank and partly by lifting to higher levels on
the left and right bank.
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The approvals of the Planning Commission,
Government of India and the Ministry of forest and environment,
Government of India have been received for the project
under the following references
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Approval |
Reference
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Date |
TMC |
Irrigation |
| 1. |
STAGE-I Approval
of the Planning Commission
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2(10)/GOI Planning Commission |
24-09-1990 |
119 |
4.25 |
| 2. |
Environment Clearance for Phase III Stage-I
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NO-J12011
/31/96-IA-I |
18-07-2000 |
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STAGE-II Approval
of the Planning Commission
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2(10)/99-WR |
13-12-2000 |
54 |
1.97 |
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Environment Clearance for
Stage-II |
NO-J12011
/30/96-IA-1 |
04-10-2000 |
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TOTAL
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173 |
6.22 |
| Unit |
| a) |
Narayanpur
Dam and allied works |
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| b) |
Almatti
Dam in full height with crest level at EL 509.016m including
advance investment for construction of dam of Stage-II
requirement. |
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| c) |
Construction
of Narayanpur Left Canal |
47,223 Ha. |
| d) |
Construction
of Shapur Branch Canal |
1,22,120 Ha. |
| e) |
Construction
of Mudbal Branch Canal |
51,000 Ha |
| f) |
Construction
of Indi Branch Canal |
1,31,260 Ha. |
| g) |
Construction
of Jewargi Branch Canal |
57,100 Ha. |
| h) |
Construction
of Almatti Left Bank Canal
(Initial 77 Kms) |
16,200 Ha. |
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Total
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4,24,903 Ha.
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Upper Krishna Project
Stage-II is a multi purpose project to utilise 54 TMC
of water and to irrigate 1.97 Lakh Ha. of land and generate
672 Million units of energy per year. The projects included
in Stage-II are as follows.
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Project |
Command Area (Ha.) |
| i) |
Almatti Right Bank Canal |
16,100 |
| ii) |
Rampur Lift Irrigation
Scheme
(under Narayanpur Reservoir) |
20,235 |
| iii) |
Narayanpur Right Bank
Canal upto 95 KM |
84,000 |
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Indi Lift Irrigation
Scheme |
41,900 |
| v) |
Mulwad Lift Irrigation
Scheme |
30,850 |
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Almatti Left Bank Canal
extension
(77.648 KM to 103.00 KM) |
4,035 |
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Total
Area: |
1,97,120 |
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- On completion, the project will
irrigate 6.22 Lakh hectares of lands in the districts
of Gulbarga, Raichur, Bagalkot & Bijapur.
- A hydel-power generation plant
of installed capacity of 297 MW has been contemplated
at Almatti. It is estimated to generate about 672
million units annually.This work has been assigned
to KPCL, a Karnataka Government Company.
- About 530 Kms length of new village
and link roads will be constructed, while improvements
to about 70 Kms of existing roads will be done.
- Increased production of food-grains
and cash crops in the command area of the UKP is expected
to add an annual income of about Rs.6000 Crores to
the Country’s economy. It will usher in alround prosperity
and growth to the otherwise draught-prone and poverty
sticken districts of the north eastern part of Karnataka.
- The project envisages to provide
drinking water to 18 urban and hundreds of rural centres.
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