Budameru Rivulet
Budameru is a
This is the first water diversion to the main Krishna river from another river basin. The diversion channel has 10,500
Hydro power station feasibility
A hydro power plant of 25 MW capacity can be installed by routing Polavaram Right bank canal water to Prakasam barrage via existing Eluru canal. Polavaram Right bank canal is approaching the outskirts of Vijayawada city at 33 m
Interstate water sharing
As per the inter state agreements dated 4 August 1978 (page 89) and 29 January 1979 (page 101) with Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra are entitled to use 21 tmcft and 14 tmcft respectively out of the 80 tmcft water transferred by Polavaram right bank canal from Polavaram reservoir to Prakasam barrage pond across Krishna river.[5] If the Prakasam barrage east delta water requirements (Water supplied by Eluru, Pamarru and Bander canals) are met directly from the Polavaram right bank canal bypassing Prakasam barrage pond/Krishna main river, this water would not be accounted under the 80 tmc which is to be shared with Karnataka and Maharashtra. Thus more Godavari water could be made available for use from the Prakasam barrage by connecting Polavaram right bank canal with Eluru canal via Budameru river.
References
- ^ Ramana Rao, G.V. (9 September 2008). "'Sorrow of Vijayawada' continues to play havoc spotlight". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Budameru rivulet is a big threat to Vijayawada". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Polavaram-Vijayawada Link". Water Resources Information System of India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Prakasam Barrage". Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ ""Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal final report"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2015.