Dams to Explore in Krishna

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Krishna

It is named after the Krishna River which flows through the district. Krishna district, with its district headquarters at Machilipatnam was formerly called Machlipatnam district.

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Dams to Explore in Krishna

Prakasam Barrage

Prakasam Barrage was constructed by Sir Arthur Cotton in 1957. It is also used as road and connects the Kolkata-Chennai highway. The barrage provides water for the irrigation purpose and over 1.2 million acre of land is irrigated by the dams water.The Barrage is built in a venetian style and consists of around 160 pillars.

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