Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme (RDS) is an interstate irrigation project on the Tungabhadra River , comprising an anicut (diversion weir) near Rajolibanda village, Manvi taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka , and a long left-bank main canal serving drought-prone areas of Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The scheme originated under the erstwhile Hyderabad State following a June 1944 agreement between Hyderabad and Madras concerning the utilisat…

Tungabhadra River | Pushkar Ghat | Krishna River Confluence | Riverside Views | Near Alampur Temples Tungabhadra River at Alampur is a scenic riverside area near Pushkar Ghat in Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana . The Tungabhadra flows eastwards from Karnataka and joins the Krishna River in the Alampur region. Water levels in this river system are influenced by the Srisailam reservoir and seasonal river flows. The area is associated wi…

Pudur is a village in Gadwal Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana . Historically, it formed part of Kandurnadu and later the Gadwal Samsthanam . Old records refer to the village as Pundur or Punduru , while a Sanskrit verse in one of its inscriptions gives the ancient name Pundurapura and mentions a fortress. An archaeological account by M. Rama Rao , titled The Antiquities of Pudur , describes three temple localities — the Kesavaswami temple …