SALIENT FEATURES OF CANALS IN TUNGABHADRA IRRIGATION SYSTEM

SALIENT FEATURES OF CANALS IN TUNGABHADRA IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Sl.No.
Canal System
Unit
In the Jurisdiction of
Board
Government
of
Karnataka
Govenment
of
Andhra Pradesh
1
2
3
4
5
6
I Right Bank Low Level Canal (RBLLC)
1
 Power Canal (PC)
 Length
Kms
 20.20
0
0
 Designed discharge at head
Cusecs
2500
0
0
 Power benefits
MW
36
0
0
2
 Right Bank Low Level Canal (RBLLC)
 Length
Kms
250.58
0
97.62
 Designed discharge at head
Cusecs
 1800
0
725.00
Water allocated under KWDT Award.
TMC ft
0
19.00
24.00
 Irrigation benefits
Acres 
0
92,670
 1,57,062
II Right Bank High Level Canal (RBHLC)  
Length
Km
105.43
0
91
 Designed discharge at head
Cusecs
4,000
0
2575.00
 Water allocated under KWDT
TMC ft
0
17.50
32.50
 Irrigation benefits
Acres 
          0           1,99,920             1,90,035
III  Left Bank Main Low Canal(LBMC)
 Length
Km
0
227
0
 Designed discharge at head
Cusecs
0
4,100
0
 Water allocated under KWDT
TMC ft
0
92
0
 Power benefits
MW
0
27
0
 Irrigation benefits
Acres 
0
 6,02,706
0
IV Left Bank High Level Canal(HLCL/S)
 Length
Km
0
15
0
 Designed discharge at head
Cusecs
0
33
0
 Water allocated under KWDT
TMC ft
0
1.00
0
 Irrigation benefits
Acres 
0
1,160
0
V Raya & Basavanna Channels(RBC)
 Length
Km
0
28+17
0
 Designed discharge at head
Cusecs
0
80+170
0
 Water allocated under KWDT Award.
TMC ft
0
7
0
 Irrigation benefits
Acres 
0
7,468
(2,368+5,110)
0
VI Vijayanagar Channels other than RBC
 No. of channels
0
 14
0
 Length of Channels
Km
0
200
0
 Water allocated /Assistance/made
under KWDT Award.
TMC ft
0
 2
0
 Irrigation benefits
Acres 
0
17,000
0
VII Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme(RDS)
 Location of Anicut
At Rajolibanda Village, Manvi Taluk,
Raichur District, Karnataka State.
 Length of Canal
Km
0
43.70
99.10
 Designed discharge at head
Cusecs
0
840
0 
Sl.
No.
Canal System/System
Unit
In the Jurisdiction of
Board
GOK
GOAP
1
2
3
4
5
6
ater allocated/Assistance made
under KWDT
TMC ft 
0
 0.49
6.51
 Irrigation benefits
Acres
0
5,900
87000
VIII Kurnool-Cuddapah Canal System (KC Canal)
 Location of Anicut
 At Sunkesula Village, Kurnool Taluk,
Kurnool District Andhra Pradesh.
 Length of Canal
Km
0
0
320
 Designed discharge at head
Cusecs
0
0
3000
 Water allocated/Assistance made
made under KWDT
TMC ft 
0
0
10
 Irrigation benefits
 Acres
0
0
2,78,000

IX  Details of Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme  Anicut and Sunkesula Anicut        a.     Rajolibanda Diversion scheme Anicut

i
Length of Anicut
ii
Catchment area
iii
Crest level
iv
v
 i
ii
iii
iv
v		 Length of Anicut
Catchment area
Crest level
Maximum design Flood discharge
Year of completion		 2690 ft (819.9 m)
20719 Sq.miles (53,634 Sq.Km ft)
PLVS 1090 ft (332.2m)
7,50,000 cusecs (21,237 Cumees)
1958

        b.    Sunkesula Anicut (KC Canal)

 i
ii
iii
iv
v		 Length of Anicut
Catchment area
Crest level
Max.design Flood discharge
Year of completion		 4358 ft (1328.3 m)
24,985 Sq.miles (64,083 Sq.Km ft)
PLVS 947.06 ft (288.650m)
5,25,000 cusecs (14.864 Cumees)
1870

 

DETAILS OF UTILISATION OF WATER DURING THE YEARS FROM 1976-77 TO 1998-99
(All figures are in Tmcft)
Year
Inflow
(June-May)
Total Utilisation
(including evaporation)
 Drawals for Irrigation 
Drawals for Extra Power Gen.
Water let out over Spillway
Reservoir
evapora-   tion losses 
Remarks
Karnataka 
A.P.
Total
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1976-77
189.154
198.147
120.231
61.651
181.882
0.000
 0.000
15.388
 Capacities are as per 1972 surveys
1977-78
275.408
214.677
131.874
 65.902
197.776
17.426
35.241
16.804
do
1978-79
558.775
216.916
134.483
66.391
200.874
47.093
300.809
15.637
do
1979-80
291.341
218.758
131.895
70.788
202.683
26.415
43.570
15.705
do
1980-81 
553.100
231.383
140.367
76.279
216.646
42.194
292.187
14.711
do
1981-82
362.649
208.680
128.463
66.159
194.622
32.859
126.145
12.824
do
1982-83
369.482
216.660
132.363
 72.205
204.568
22.726
130.462
12.062
Capacities are as per 1978 surveys
1983-84
316.253
206.149
125.182
 68.412
193.594
25.373
 82.426
12.422
Capacities are as per 1981 surveys
1984-85
303.183
200.562
122.098
63.570
185.668
40.485
66.000
12.446
do
1985-86
 217.267
192.833
119.026
61.570
180.596
10.723
14.329
11.302
do
1986-87
243.331
207.841
128.359
67.228
195.587
8.261
27.041
12.163
do
1987-88
163.482
162.491
 99.919
52.495
152.414
0.000
0.000
9.006
do
1988-89
248.134
178.113
109.565
55.373
164.938
23.876
52.180
11.045
do
1989-90
222.061
188.216
112.701
60.205
172.906
12.633
18.052
12.465
do
1990-91
314.036
191.300
115.183
60.599
175.782
17.473
102.163
12.518
do
1991-92
364.912
195.314
119.798
60.344
180.142
24.855
159.282
13.105
do
1992-93(*) 
519.609
215.702
129.415
68.381
197.796
36.636
267.915
14.190
do
1993-94
307.868
206.305
127.795
64.717
192.512
15.811
90.141
9.700
do
1994-95 
538.598
190.504
121.451
54.463
175.914
39.403
311.414
10.330
do
1995-96
176.307
179.767
110.532
56.575
167.107
 0.434
0.000
9.232
Capacities are as per 1993 surveys
1996-97 
211.524
166.394
101.508
54.899
156.407
12.960
28.704
9.987
 do
1997-98
339.815
174.373
114.321
60.052
174.373
18.839
130.887
10.688
System loss 4.171
1998-99
323.181
191.742
117.32
62.582
199.902
35.485
85.597
11.84
System losses 4.911