Kaleswaram-Sundilla Barrage

The Kaleswaram-Sundilla Barrage, also known as Parvati Barrage, is situated on the Godavari River near Kasipeta Village in Telangana. As part of the Kaleshwaram Project, Sundilla Barrage serves as a critical irrigation infrastructure, designed to provide water to Telangana’s drought-prone upland regions. Spanning 1.45 km with 74 gates and 41 spillways, the barrage has a storage capacity of 8.83 TMC and a discharge capacity of 57000 cumecs. Encardio Rite supplied comprehensive safety monitoring instrumentation, including VW Piezometers, Earth Pressure Cells, Concrete Pressure Cells, and Triaxial Joint Meters, ensuring the structure’s stability and operational efficiency. The advanced instrumentation, coupled with VW Readout Units and Data Acquisition Systems, provides real-time monitoring data, supporting safe water management and agricultural productivity in Telangana’s upland regions.

Kaleswaram-Sundilla Barrage

Sundella Barrage, also known as Parvati Barrage is on the Godavari River near Kasipeta Village, Manthani Mandal, Peddapalli district in Telangana State. It is one of the three barrages proposed in the Kaleshwaram Project which envisages the construction of three barrages between Yellampalli (Ramagundam) and Medigadda. The barrage is constructed for irrigation purposes and will supply water to the drought-prone upland regions of Telangana State. 

The total length of Sundilla Barrage is 1.45 km with 74 gates and 41 spillways. This length is divided into seven blocks separated by expansion joints, which are spanned by PVC water stoppers. It has a storage capacity of 8.83 tmc and a total discharge capacity of 57000 cumecs.

Encardio-rite supplied a comprehensive range of safety monitoring instrumentation for the project. The instrumentation included:

Project DetailsKaleswaram-Sundilla Barrage
LocationPeddapalli district in Telangana State, India
OwnerGovernment of Telangana
OperatorTelangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited
ContractorNavayuga Engineering Company Limited
ConsultantsIrrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana
Year2007-2019

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