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postponement of municipal elections. In 2024 Floodwaters from
Khammam district flowed into Vijayawada with unprecedented force, reaching a discharge of 70,000 cusecs, well above the typical maximum of 11,000 cusecs. During the floods, the Prakasam Barrage, which regulates water flow from the river, recorded unprecedented inflows of 11.43 lakh cusecs, whereas its discharge capacity is 11.90 lakh cusecs. The inflows reduced to 11.19 lakh cusecs by night of 02 September 2024, with further reductions anticipated as the situation improved. The floods resulted in significant property damage, with extensive impacts on both public and private assets, as well as considerable crop losses. Efforts were made to manage and mitigate the effects of the flooding, with local authorities working to restore normalcy in the affected areas.
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383:(where Vijayawada city is located) to cross the Krishna river basin and supply water in to lower Budameru river basin. This canal while crossing the city is a deep cut canal (maximum water level below local ground level). Eluru deep cut canal portion (first 3 km length) can be safely used to feed water (reversing water flow direction) in to Prakasam barrage pond (full pond level at 17.35 m MSL) by connecting Polavaram Right bank canal with the canal after Ayodhya Nagar. A
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Polavaram right bank canal from Polavaram reservoir to Prakasam barrage pond across Krishna river. If the Prakasam Barrage eastern delta water requirements (Water supplied by Eluru, Rivas, and Bander canals) are met directly from the Polavaram right bank canal bypassing Prakasam
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Polavaram right bank canal is connected to the canal which would generate 25 MW Hydro power at 10,000 cusecs flow. No land acquisition in Vijawawada city is required as the tail race canal is routed along the Budameru stream to connect to the existing canal.
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at its tail end. However its flow capacity is to be enhanced to 17,500 cusecs to match with the design capacity of
Polavaram right bank canal. In the downstream of the Velagaleru regulator, two more smaller diversion channels were constructed to divert the middle Budameru flood water to the upstream
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Vijayawada experienced severe flooding, which was part of a broader flood event impacting the region. It has posed a significant threat to the city, surpassing the impact of the Krishna River. The last major flood event in 2005 saw Budameru overflow, submerging 15% of the city and leading to the
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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.
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Budameru has a history of overflowing and inundating large swaths of farmlands and residential areas in
Krishna district. The farmers of Kolleru region have been demanding to divert Budameru with a canal to Krishna river and also build a reservoir over it. The then deputy chief minister of Andhra
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that the state has been allocated Rs 50 lakh for irrigation projects and the
Budameru diversion channel which, according to him, would reduce the water level of Kolleru lake by 14 inches and save 25,000 acres of land from being inundated was the first project to be started out of these funds.
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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
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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
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In 2019, a lift irrigation project was constructed over the canal at a cost of rupees nine crore by the state irrigation development corporation with support from
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660:"Budameru causes flooding in Vijayawada again after 20 years"
488:. Water Resources Information System of India. Archived from
694:"Budameru floods a national calamity: CM Chandrababu Naidu"
440:"'Sorrow of Vijayawada' continues to play havoc spotlight"
581:"Finally, Budameru canal to get facelift at Rs 19 crore"
547:"Lift irrigation project on Budameru canal commissioned"
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627:""Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal final report""
465:"Budameru rivulet is a big threat to Vijayawada"
891:Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
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579:Murthy, Sistla Dakshina (26 February 2020).
35:Budameru flowing between fishing lakes near
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692:Service, Express News (3 September 2024).
254:which originates in the hills surrounding
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531:ANDHRAPATRIKA Volume no 43 issue no 20
514:ANDHRAPATRIKA Volume no 3 issue no 244
343:Aripirala lift irrigation project site
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438:Ramana Rao, G.V. (9 September 2008).
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927:Vijayawada Junction railway station
901:Vijayawada Bus Rapid Transit System
416:On 1 September 2024, the Budameru
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511:AndhraPatrika (20 January 1917).
818:Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
658:Lanka, Venu (2 September 2024).
545:Reporter, Staff (27 July 2019).
272:Budameru Diversion Channel (BDC)
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906:Vijayawada–Hyderabad Expressway
528:AndhraPatrika (21 April 1956).
362:Hydro power station feasibility
1036:Water bodies of Andhra Pradesh
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795:Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
293:Aerial view of Budameru near
95:Physical characteristics
1015:List of cities by population
262:. Budameru is also known as
225: • elevation
160: • elevation
823:Vijayawada railway division
486:"Polavaram-Vijayawada Link"
186: • location
121: • location
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237:162 km (101 mi)
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922:Gunadala railway station
861:Statue of Social Justice
392:Interstate water sharing
264:The Sorrow of Vijayawada
258:and empties itself into
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1041:Geography of Vijayawada
1010:List of cities in India
866:Victoria Jubilee Museum
229:40 m (130 ft)
698:The New Indian Express
585:The New Indian Express
412:2024 Vijayawada floods
406:2024 Vijayawada Floods
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994:Indira Gandhi Stadium
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841:Akkanna Madanna Caves
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208:16.63306°S 81.20333°E
143:16.90167°S 80.58028°E
856:Mogalrajapuram Caves
324:Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
952:Kanaka Durga Temple
896:Mahatma Gandhi Road
833:Tourist attractions
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806:and administration
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639:on 12 January 2011
606:"Prakasam Barrage"
492:on 19 October 2014
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804:Government
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703:3 September
677:3 September
590:4 September
564:4 September
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109:Morusumilli
1030:Categories
778:Vijayawada
724:80°33′40″E
721:16°38′17″N
611:19 October
496:19 October
449:19 October
425:References
276:Velagaleru
268:Velagaleru
199:81°12′12″E
196:16°37′59″S
134:80°34′49″E
876:Transport
787:Geography
672:0971-8257
643:7 October
559:0971-751X
551:The Hindu
444:The Hindu
322:Pradesh,
256:Mylavaram
131:16°54′6″S
335:Projects
278:to join
244:Budameru
76:District
51:Location
24:Budameru
418:rivulet
328:Akividu
317:History
248:rivulet
56:Country
987:Sports
780:topics
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470:1 July
349:NABARD
302:cusecs
234:Length
104:Source
637:(PDF)
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399:tmcft
246:is a
174:Mouth
107:near
66:State
60:India
37:Eluru
18:River
915:Rail
884:Road
705:2024
679:2024
668:ISSN
645:2015
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498:2014
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