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{{Infobox dam<br />
| image_caption = <br />
| location_map_caption = Annaram Barrage at [[Mahadevpur]] Mandal<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|18|45|51.9|N|79|49|24.7|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = Annaram (village), [[Mahadevpur]] [[Telangana]]<br />
| purpose = Multi-purpose<br />
| status = O<br />
| construction_began = 2 May 2016<br />
| opening = 21 June 2019<br />
| cost = <br />
| owner = [[Government of Telangana]]<br />
| dam_type = B<br />
| dam_crosses = [[Godavari River]]<br />
| dam_length = 1,270 m<br />
| dam_width_base = <br />
| spillway_count = 66<br />
| res_name = Saraswati Barrage<br />
| res_capacity_total = 11.9 [[tmcft]]<br />
336,970 [[megalitres]]<br />
| res_capacity_active = <br />
| res_catchment = <br />
| res_surface = <br />
| res_tidal_range = <br />
| plant_operator = [[Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited]]<br />
| plant_commission = Planned<br />
| plant_decommission = <br />
| plant_type = Barrage<br />
| plant_turbines = <br />
| plant_capacity = <br />
| plant_annual_gen = <br />
| website = <br />
| extra = <br />
| image = <br />
| dam_height = <br />
| location_map = India Telangana#India<br />
| location_map_size = <br />
| name = Saraswati Barrage<br />
| builder = Afcons Infrastructure Limited (Subsidiary of [[Shapoorji Pallonji Group]])<br />
| operator = Irrigation & CAD Department, [[Government of Telangana]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Saraswati Barrage''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: సరస్వతి బ్యారేజ్), also known as the '''Annaram Barrage'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/telangana-cm-kcr-renames-barrages-pump-houses-of-kaleswaram-project20190812164535/|title=Telangana CM KCR renames barrages, pump houses of Kaleswaram project|website=ANI News|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> is an irrigation project on [[Godavari River]] located at Annaram Village, [[Mahadevpur]] Mandal, [[Jayashankar Bhupalpally district]] in [[Telangana State]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/telangana-cm-lays-foundation-for-kaleshwaram-irrigation-project/article8547044.ece|title=Telangana CM lays foundation for Kaleshwaram irrigation project|work=The Hindu BusinessLine|accessdate=4 September 2017 }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=November 2017}}<br />
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This is the second point and one of the barrages proposed in [[Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project]] which envisages construction of three barrages between [[Yellampalli]] and [[Medigadda]].<br />
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'''Proposed Annaram Barrage details:'''<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Barrage<br />
!Bed level (m)<br />
!Pond Level (m)<br />
!Gross Storage (TMC)<br />
!Number of Gates<br />
|-<br />
|Annaram Barrage<br />
|107.0<br />
|120.0<br />
|11.9<br />
|66<br />
|}<br />
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==Project info==<br />
Annaram Barrage foundation was laid by First Chief Minister of Telangana, K.Chandrashekar Rao on 2 May 2016.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}<br />
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The project started by [[Telangana]] government as part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Schema to irrigate the 18.5 lakh acres of new land and stabilize 11.8 lakh (1,118,000) acres (480,000 ha) of existing irrigated land.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-05-02/Kaleshwaram-project-KCR-lays-foundation-stone/225617|title=Kaleshwaram project: KCR lays foundation stone|work=The Hans India|accessdate=4 September 2017 }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Medigadda Barrage]]<br />
* [[Sundilla Barrage]]<br />
* [[Sriram Sagar Project]]<br />
* [[Lower Manair Dam]]<br />
* [[Mid Manair Dam]]<br />
* [[Kaddam Project]]<br />
* [[Upper Manair Dam]]<br />
* [[SRSP Flood Flow Canal]]<br />
* [[Nizam Sagar]]<br />
* [[Pranahita Chevella]]<br />
* [[Alisagar lift irrigation scheme]]<br />
* [[Sri Komaram Bheem Project]]<br />
* [[Devadula lift irrigation scheme]]<br />
* [[Icchampally Project]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Godavari basin}}<br />
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[[Category:Dams on the Godavari River]]<br />
[[Category:Dams in Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:Irrigation in Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:Adilabad district]]<br />
[[Category:Karimnagar district]]<br />
[[Category:Godavari basin]]<br />
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