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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox dam<br />
| opening = June 2021 (Signifies date of water impounding, not yet formally inaugurated)<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|80|23|36|E|18|35|10|N|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
| plant_operator = [[Telangana Power Generation Corporation]] (TGGENCO)<br />
| plant_commission = Proposed<br />
| plant_type = R<br />
| plant_capacity = 240 MW<br />
| country = India<br />
| spillway_capacity = 8,50,000 [[Cusecs]]<br />
| name_official = Sammakka Sagar Barrage<br />
| builder = Rithwik Projects Private Limited<br />
| operator = Irrigation & CAD Department, [[Government of Telangana]]<br />
| name = Sammakka Sagar Barrage<br />
| location_map_caption = Sammakka Sagar Barrage at Thupakulagudem<br />
| location_map = India Telangana#India<br />
| dam_crosses = [[Godavari River]]<br />
| construction_began = February 2017<br />
| res_capacity_total = 6.94 TMC<br />
| owner = [[Government of Telangana]]<br />
| cost = 2,121 Crores<br />
| status = U<br />
| purpose = Multi-purpose<br />
| spillway_count = 48 (Radial lift gates)<br />
| dam_type = Barrage<br />
| dam_height = 83 meters<br />
| dam_length = 1,132 meters<br />
| location = Thupakulagudem village, [[Eturnagaram]] mandal, [[Mulugu district]], [[Telangana]]<br />
| res_name = Sammakka Sagar<br />
| plant_name = Sammakka Sagar Hydro Electric Project<br />
| plant_turbines = 10 Units of 24MW<br />
| plant_annual_gen = 786 MU (at 50% dependability)<br />
or 317 MU (at 90% dependability)<br />
}}<br />
'''Sammakka Sagar Barrage'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Green Panel Gives Nod to Telangana's Rs 2,121 Cr Dam Project On Godavari|url=https://www.ndtv.com/telangana-news/green-panel-gives-nod-to-telanganas-rs-2-121-cr-dam-project-on-godavari-2061601|access-date=2021-01-21|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Telangana CM names Tupakulagudem barrage after tribal warrior goddess Sammakka|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2020/feb/13/telangana-cm-names-tupakulagudem-barrage-after-tribal-warrior-goddess-sammakka-2102796.html|access-date=2021-01-21|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tupakulagudem Barrage, Near : Eturnagaram Mandal, Warangal Dist - Projects - Rithwik Projects Pvt. Ltd|url=http://www.rithwikprojects.com/portfolio/tupakulagudem-barrage/|access-date=2021-01-21|website=www.rithwikprojects.com|archive-date=2021-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913094411/http://www.rithwikprojects.com/portfolio/tupakulagudem-barrage/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kasara |first=Venu |date=2021-08-01 |title=వరంగల్ జిల్లా వరదాయిని సమ్మక్కసాగర్ ప్రాజెక్టు |url=https://magazine.telangana.gov.in/sammakka-sagar-project-is-warangal-district-godess/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=తెలంగాణ |language=en-US}}</ref> (or '''Thupakulagudem Barrage''') is a [[Barrage (dam)|barrage]] across [[Godavari River]] at Thupakulagudem Village, [[Eturnagaram]] Mandal, [[Mulugu district|Mulugu District]] of [[Telangana]] State. It stabilizes the existing irrigated area of 2,51,310 [[Hectare]] under [[J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme]] and 3,04,000 hectares of [[Sriram Sagar Project]] stages I & II with 50 TMC of water.<ref>{{cite news |title=Smitha Sabharwal tells officials to expedite barrage works |url=https://telanganatoday.com/smitha-sabharwal-tells-officials-to-expedite-barrage-works?from=mdr |work=Telangana Today |date=22 November 2019 }}</ref> Another 50 TMC will be used for providing drinking water to villages en route.<br />
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'''Sammakka Sagar Hydro Electric Project''' has been planned for generation of 240MW (10 units of 24MW) through run-of-the-river generation. This hydro electric project is expected to be completed by [[Telangana Power Generation Corporation]] (TGGENCO).<br />
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== History ==<br />
This barrage was earlier referred to as ''Kanthanapally Barrage''<ref>{{Cite web|last=D. Chandrabhaskar Rao|title=Telangana from perennial drought to brimming reservoirs|url=https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-from-perennial-drought-to-brimming-reservoirs|access-date=2021-01-21|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US}}</ref> and it was proposed at 17 km downstream of the existing [[J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme|J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation]] pump house with ''Full Reservoir Level (FRL)'' at +85.0 meters. The barrage would've been constructed at narrow gorge on Godavari river at Kanthanapally village ({{Coord|18|27|40.22|N|80|24|35.24|E|name=Thupakulagudem Barrage Original Location|display=}}) but this would've led to submergence of about 4 villages fully and 11 villages partially. Potential land acquisition hurdles were also expected, as this would require acquisition of 7789.42 hectares of land. This barrage was earlier part of ''P V Narasimha Rao Kanthanapally Sujala Sravathi Project (PVNRKSSP)''.<br />
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In 2016, in order to avoid issues related to submergence and land acquisition, [[Government of Telangana]] decided to construct Thupakulagudem Barrage at the present location, which is 3 km downstream of the existing J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation pump house with FRL of +77.0 meters. At this location, there is no large land submergence with only river bed of 580.18 hectares and 94 hectares of surrounding land will get submerged. This would provide pondage for drawing the water for J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation scheme.<br />
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On February 13, 2020, Thupakulagudem Barrage was officially renamed as Sammakka Barrage,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Council of Ministers for Telangana Government renames barrages|url=https://twitter.com/TelanganaCMO/status/1291076864245555200|access-date=|website=Chief Ministers Office, Telangana (Twitter)}}</ref> after tribal warrior goddess Sammakka. The boundary of [[Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary]] is located at the close proximity from this barrage, where biennial festival of [[Sammakka Saralamma Jatara]] is held honour the [[Hindu]] [[Adivasi|tribal]] goddesses Sammakka.<br />
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In Spring 2021, the civil works of the barrage were mostly completed<ref>{{cite news |title=Cap Sammakka barrage works: Smita Sabharwal |url=https://telanganatoday.com/cap-sammakka-barrage-works-smita-sabharwal |work=Telangana Today |date=11 May 2021 }}</ref> and subsequently in June, 2021<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-16|title=జూన్లో 'సమ్మక్క సాగర్' జాతికి అంకితం|url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/telangana/tupakulagudem-ready-inaugurate-1364097|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Sakshi|language=te}}</ref> the process of impounding water into barrage commenced. At an FRL of +85 meters, 6.94 TMC of water is expected to be stored whereas, at reservoir level of 70 to 71 meters 2.90 TMC of water is expected to be stored. J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Project uses water from 71 meters.<br />
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The works pertaining to ''Sammakka Hydro Electric Project'' are yet to be started by ''Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited'' and only civil works pertaining to the intake penstock gates has been reported to completed.<br />
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