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Antecedents of Almatti
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Antecedents Of Almatti. The Almatti Dam is situated on the Krishna River on the edge of Bijapur and Bagalkot districts of North Karnataka. The construction of the dam was completed in less than 40 months by July 2005.
The Almatti Dam is situated on the Krishna River on the edge of Bijapur and Bagalkot districts of North Karnataka. The construction of the dam was completed in less than 40 months by July 2005.
During the initial stages of the project, estimated costs were projected as Rs.1470 crore, but following the transfer of project's management to the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), the estimated cost was reduced by over fifty percent to Rs.674 crore. The KPCL eventually completed the project at an even lower cost of Rs.520 crore
The 290 MW power project is located on the right side of the Almatti Dam. Water is released in to the Narayanpur reservoir after using for power generation to serve the downstream irrigation needs. The dam holds a gross water storage capacity of 130 tmc at 519 meters MSL (mean seal level).
The full reservoir level of Almatti dam was originally restricted to 519 meters MSL by the Supreme Court of India. The Krishna River conflict between Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharastra was resolved by the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal and the dam was authorised to be raised to the height of 524 meters MSL with nearly 200 TMC gross storage capacity. As of August 2013, the project has an estimated capacity of 90.91 TMC.
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