Prakasham Barrage

India / Andhra Pradesh / Tadepalle / Vijayawada
 dam, barrage, irrigation
The Prakasam Barrage stretches 1223.5 meter across the Krishna River connecting Guntur and Krishna districts.

The barrage serves also as a road bridge and spans over a panoramic lake.

The idea of constructing a barrage across the Krishna river dates back to 1798. But it took some shape in the hands of Captain Buckle and was revised in 1839 and 1841 by Captain Best and Captain Lake(East India Company). After the endorsement of Major Cotton, the board of Directors of the East India Company approved it on 5th January 1850.

The original barrage was started in 1852 and completed in 1855.

After independence, the state government constructed a new regulator cum-round bridge that was named after Sri Tanguturi Prakasam, the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Completed in 1957 it helps irrigating over 12 lakh acres.

The reservoir formed by this dam is a tourist attraction and also considered to be an official pilgrim lake - called "Koneru" in Telugu, in honour of the Goddess 'Kanaka Gurga'.

During the Hindu festival of Dussera, both sides of this dam are full pilgrims taking a holy bath in the Krishna.

The Krishna river has its own festival called 'Pushkaram'. This happens once in 12 years and is the biggest festival that happens along the river Krishna.
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Coordinates:   16°30'23"N   80°36'17"E

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