Kaleswaram- Tupakulagudem Barrage
The Tupakulagudem Barrage, also known as the Sammakka Barrage, is constructed across the Godavari River near Tupakulagudem Village, Eturnagaram Mandal, Mulugu district in Telangana State. The barrage is basically a diversion structure built across the river to divert the required quantum of river flows for Irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, domestic water supply, and industrial water supply.
This concrete barrage is 1.2 km long, 30 m high, has 48 (radial-lift gates) spillways, and has a total reservoir capacity of 6.94 tmcft.
Encardio-rite was awarded the complete contract for supply as well as installation of safety monitoring instrumentation for the project. The instrumentation included:
- Foundationpiezometer
- Pore pressure gauge
- In-placeinclinometersystem
- Earthpressure cell
- Concrete pressure cell
- Temperature meter
- Joint meter
- Automatic water level recorder
- Automatic data logger with GSM/GPRS Modem
- Prism targets with break-off points & convergence bolts
| Project Details | Kaleswaram- Tupakulagudem Barrage |
|---|---|
| Location | Mulugu, Telangana State |
| Client | Government of Telangana |
| Contractor | Rithwik Projects Private Limited |
| Consultants | Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana |
| Year | 2018-till date (2021) |