From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Telugu Ganga project
Telugu Ganga project
The Telugu Ganga project is a water supply scheme im- unupress/unupbooks/80a03e/80A03E0h.htm.
plemented in South India, to provide drinking water to Retrieved 2007-09-17.
Chennai city in Tamil Nadu. It is also known as the Kr- [2] "Kandaleru water reaches Satyamurthi Sagar". The
ishna Water Supply Project, since the source of the water Hindu (Chennai, India). 2004-03-08.
is the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh. Water is drawn http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/09/stories/
from the Srisailam reservoir and diverted towards Chen- 2004030913280300.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
nai through a series of inter-linked canals, over a dis- [3] "AP to release Krishna waters to Chennai". The
tance of about 406 km, before it reaches the destination Tribune. 2006-08-06.
at the Poondi reservoir near Chennai. The main check- http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060807/
points en route include the Somasila reservoir in Pennar nation.htm#3. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
valley, the Kandaleru reservoir, the ’Zero Point’ near [4] The Hindu: Chennai benefits from Sai Baba’s
Uthukkottai where the water enters Tamil Nadu territory initiative by Our Special Correspondent, December
and finally, the Poondi reservoir, also known as Satya- 1, 2004, Available online
murthy Sagar. From Poondi, water is distributed through [5] The Hindu: Project Water by Hiramalini Seshadri,
a system of link-canals to other storage reservoirs locat- June 25, 2003, Available online
ed at Red Hills, Sholavaram and Chembarambakkam. [6] The Hindu: Water projects: CM all praise for Satya
The project was approved in 1977 after an agreement Sai Trust, February 13, 2004 , Available online
was reached between Tamil Nadu and the riparian states
of Krishna river: Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kar-
nataka. According to the agreement, each of the three
References
riparian states were to contribute 5 thousand million cu- 1. "Krishna Water". The Hindu.
bic ft (tmc) of water annually, for a total supply of http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/nic/069/
15 tmc.[1] This number was revised down to 12 tmc in index3.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
1983. 2. "Krishna water project hits milestone". Chennai,
The water initially supplied by the canal was disap- India: The Hindu. 2007-01-20.
pointing, delivering less than 0.5 tmc. In 2002 religious http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/20/stories/
leader Sathya Sai Baba announced a great scheme of 2007012018740300.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
restoration and lining of the canal; a private undertaking. 1. Nikku, Bala Raju (August 2004). "Water Rights,
With an extensive rebuilding of the canal and several Conflicts and Collective Action: Case of Telugu Ganga
reservoirs, the project was completed in 2004, when Project, India". The Tenth Biennial Conference of the
Poondi reservoir received Krishna water for the first International Association for theStudy of Common
time.[2] The supply of water to Chennai city in 2006 was Property. http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/archive/
3.7 tmc.[3] After the re-lining and reconstruction, the 00001454/00/Nikku_Water_040513_Paper088.pdf.
Kandaleru-Poondi part of the canal was renamed Sai Gan- Retrieved 2007-09-17.
ga.[4][5][6] 2. "Interlinking of Rivers in India". Govt. of India.
2003-08-11. http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2003/
faug2003/f110820032.html. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
Notes
[1] Shiva, Vandana (1991). Ecology and the Politics of
Survival: Conflicts Over Natural Resources in India. Sage
Publications, New Delhi. http://www.unu.edu/
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Telugu_Ganga_project&oldid=425170775"
Categories:
• Geography of Chennai
• Interbasin transfer
• Water supply and sanitation in India
• Canals in Tamil Nadu
• Chennai geography stubs
1
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Telugu Ganga project
This page was last modified on 21 April 2011 at 14:23. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-
ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of use for details. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of
the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.Contact us
Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers
2