Prakasam Barrage: Will the Prakasam Barrage, which has survived the flood surge of nearly 11.5 lakh cusecs, be there for another 20 years? Kanhaiya Naidu, a retired engineer and noted water resources technical advisor, says the government will soon have to design a new project. Engineer Kanhaiya Naidu is known across the country for his technical knowledge of the construction of irrigation projects and their performance. Recently, when the gate of the Tungabhadra project was washed away, he set up a stop log for it and saved the project. He was appointed as an advisor to the mechanic department of the AP Water Resources Department by the AP government.
The counterweight structures on gates 67, 69 and 70 of prakasam barrage have been damaged due to boats that have been washed away in the Krishna river. Kanhaiya Naidu is working as an advisor in the work of changing them. Speaking on the occasion, he said that in a day or two, new metal counterweight structures will be set up in place of the old concrete counterweight structures. Abp said exclusively with the country that the Prakasam barrage was not damaged due to the collision of the boats and that its life time was another 20 years. If that is true, we have started discussing that the government should start preparations for another new project soon.
Prakasam Barrage: Will the Prakasam Barrage, which has survived the flood surge of nearly 11.5 lakh cusecs, be there for another 20 years? Kanhaiya Naidu, a retired engineer and noted water resources technical advisor, says the government will soon have to design a new project. Engineer Kanhaiya Naidu is known across the country for his technical knowledge of the construction of irrigation projects and their performance. Recently, when the gate of the Tungabhadra project was washed away, he set up a stop log for it and saved the project. He was appointed as an advisor to the mechanic department of the AP Water Resources Department by the AP government.
The counterweight structures on gates 67, 69 and 70 of prakasam barrage have been damaged due to boats that have been washed away in the Krishna river. Kanhaiya Naidu is working as an advisor in the work of changing them. Speaking on the occasion, he said that in a day or two, new metal counterweight structures will be set up in place of the old concrete counterweight structures. Abp said exclusively with the country that the Prakasam barrage was not damaged due to the collision of the boats and that its life time was another 20 years. If that is true, we have started discussing that the government should start preparations for another new project soon.
Prakasam Barrage that saved the state from flood
Prakasam Barrage has survived the floods and saved the entire NTR, Krishna and Guntur districts, including Vijayawada. Recently, Vijayawada has witnessed the highest rainfall ever in history. Along with this, 11.5 lakh cusecs of water flowed at Prakasam barrage after a gap of 100 years as flood water from the upper reaches also joined the Krishna. Everyone was afraid of what would happen at any moment. But prakasam barrage has survived all this flow. If something untoward happens, bezwada, which was half submerged just because of the overflowing of a large stream called Budamuru... Even Krishna would not have been in a position to stand the loss of control. However, this small barrage has effectively survived such a large flood and avoided a big disaster. But at this time it turned out that its life span was only almost twenty years.
In 1832, the dokkala famine affected Guntur and Vijayawada regions. There was no water for the crops and people were suffering. The number of people who died due to lack of food was in the millions. The British government wanted to build a barrage at Vijayawada to store water in the Krishna. Sir Arthur Cotton Dora, who built a dam on the Godavari at Dhavaleswaram, also suggested the same. The project began in 1853 and was completed in 1854. Cotton's disciple Major Charles Orr supervised the construction. Its length is 1132 meters. The cost incurred was Rs 1.49 crore. The barrage, which served for a hundred years, was washed away by floods in 1952
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