Almatti Dam Height Increase and Upper Krishna Project Phase-3
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Source: The New Indian Express
The project involves increasing the height of the Almatti dam from 518 to 524 metres to store additional water and implementing Phase-3 of the Upper Krishna Project to irrigate 5.94 lakh hectares of land. The project requires acquisition of 1,33,867 acres of land, with partial acquisition already done. The project cost has been revised from Rs. 51,148 crore to Rs. 87,818 crore, with detailed costs
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Government, Commercial, Residential
- Location
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The New Indian Express
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Description | The project involves increasing the height of the Almatti dam from 518 to 524 metres to store additional water and implementing Phase-3 of the Upper Krishna Project to irrigate 5.94 lakh hectares of land. The project requires acquisition of 1,33,867 acres of land, with partial acquisition already done. The project cost has been revised from Rs. 51,148 crore to Rs. 87,818 crore, with detailed costs for land acquisition and civil works provided. |
Original sector | Water Resources |
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Country | India |
State | Karnataka |
City | Bengaluru |
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Source | The New Indian Express |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Government, Commercial, Residential |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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