Telangana Irrigation

Irrigation Projects on Godavari River    Godavari River J.Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme is a lift irrigation scheme near Gangaram (V), Eturunagaram (M), Jayashankar Bhupalpally District, Telangana, India to irrigate  6.21 Lakh Acres in upland drought prone areas of Karimnagar, Warangal, Nalgonda and Medak Districts. It is the second biggest of its kind in Asia. Sriram Sagar Stage - I (Pochampad) Major Irrigation Project  constructed near Pochampadu, Nizamabad district...

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Telangana Rivers

Telangana has 2 main rivers Godavari and Krishna , which flows from West to East.The Godavari River is the second longest river in India after the river Ganges and the longest river in Peninsular India.The Krishna River or Kistna also called Krishnaveni is the third-longest river in India, after the Ganges and Godavari and the second longest river of the Peninsular India after Godavari. Godavari River - The river is also known as Dakshin Ganga and Gautami. Origin : Western Ghats at Triambak near Nasik in MaharashtraOutflow...

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Bathukamma Festival

Bathukamma is a colourful and vibrant festival of Telangana and celebrated by women, with flowers that grow exclusively in each region. This festival is a symbol of Telangana’s cultural identity.Bathukamma comes during the latter half of monsoon, before the onset of winter. The monsoon rains usually brings plenty of water into the fresh water ponds of Telangana and it is also the time when wild flowers bloom in various vibrant colors all across the uncultivated and barren plains of the region. The most abundant of these are the ‘gunuka...

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Krishna River

The Krishna River or Kistna also called Krishnaveni is the third-longest river in India, after the Ganges and Godavari and the second longest  river of the Peninsular India after Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganges, Godavari and Brahmaputra.Origin : Jor village, Mahabaleswar (Western Ghats), Satara district, Mahasrashtra State, India. Length : 1400 km (869.9 mi) Drainage : 258948 km Elevation : 1,337 m (4,386 ft) Outflow : Bay of Bengal, near Hamsaladeevi village in Diviseema, Koduru Mandal, Krishna...

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