Upper Manair Dam

Upper Manair Dam
Location of Upper Manair Dam in India Telangana
Official name	అప్పర్ మనేర్ డ్యామ్ Upper Manair Dam
Location	Karimnagar district, Telangana, India
Coordinates	18°16′13″N 78°32′40″E / 18.27028°N 78.54444°ECoordinates: 18°16′13″N 78°32′40″E / 18.27028°N 78.54444°E
Construction began	1943 (by Nizam)
Opening date	1950
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Manair River and Kudlair River
Height	31 metres (102 ft) from river level
Length	9,201 metres (30,187 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Upper Manair Reservoir
Total capacity	62,387,000 m^3 (50,578 acre·ft)
Active capacity	61,439,000 m^3 (49,809 acre·ft)[1]
Surface area	15.3 km^2 (5.9 sq mi)

The Upper Manair Dam (Telugu:అప్పర్ మనేర్ డ్యామ్ ) is a dam on the Manair River, at Narmal Village, Gambhiraopet mandal, Karimnagar District, Telangana by Nizam.

Mid Manair, another on going project is planning construct between Upper Manair and Lower Manair is at Manwada Village, Bionpally mandal, Karimnagar.

References

1. "India: National Register of Large Dams 2012" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2014.

• http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/29/stories/2005072913490300.htm