Alamatti Dam Height Increase Project
Sector: Government • Location: Vijayapura, Karnataka, India
Source: THE WEEK
The project involves increasing the height of the Alamatti dam (also known as Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam) on the Krishna river in Vijayapura district, Karnataka. The increase in height will enhance the dam's capacity from 123 tmc to 133 tmc, enabling irrigation of an additional six lakh hectares of land. The project is pending due to objections from Maharashtra and delay in the Centre's gazette notif
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Government, Hydro, Water Supply and Storage
- Location
- Vijayapura, Karnataka, India
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- THE WEEK
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Description | The project involves increasing the height of the Alamatti dam (also known as Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam) on the Krishna river in Vijayapura district, Karnataka. The increase in height will enhance the dam's capacity from 123 tmc to 133 tmc, enabling irrigation of an additional six lakh hectares of land. The project is pending due to objections from Maharashtra and delay in the Centre's gazette notification despite the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal's approval in 2013. |
Original sector | Water Resources |
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Location
Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
City | Vijayapura |
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Source | THE WEEK |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Government, Hydro, Water Supply and Storage |
Article published date | 2025-06-04 |
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