{"id":346780,"date":"2025-09-24T16:37:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=346780"},"modified":"2025-09-24T16:37:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:07:59","slug":"almatti-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/almatti-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Almatti Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Telangana leaders oppose Karnataka\u2019s reported plan to raise Almatti Dam height from 519 m to 524 m, warning acute water shortages for Telangana\u2019s farmers.<\/p>\n<h2>About Almatti Dam<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_346781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-346781\" style=\"width: 373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-346781\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?resize=373%2C229&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?resize=1024%2C629&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?resize=768%2C472&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-Mongabay.jpg?w=1391&amp;ssl=1 1391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-346781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Mongabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The dam is a <strong>hydroelectric and irrigation facility<\/strong> on the <strong>Krishna river<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location and river<\/strong>: It is located<strong>\u00a0in Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, North Karnataka.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is also known as the <strong>Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>completed in July 2005.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective: <\/strong>The dam targets an <strong>annual output 560 MU (GWh).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is a part of the <strong>Upper Krishna Project<\/strong> in north Karnataka.\n<ul>\n<li>The project involves constructing <strong>two dams across the Krishna River\u2014<\/strong><strong>Almatti and Narayanpur<\/strong><strong>\u2014<\/strong>and a <strong>network of canals to irrigate drought-prone areas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disputes<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>States involved:<\/strong> All the <strong>four<\/strong> riparian states of Krishna River &#8211; <strong>Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Karnataka&#8217;s position:<\/strong> Karnataka <strong>decided to raise the height<\/strong> of the dam, claiming that it aligns with the <strong>2013 Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II) Award (Bachawat COmmission).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Telangana<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s concerns: <\/strong>Telangana oppose <strong>Karnataka\u2019s reported<\/strong> plan to raise the <strong>Almatti Dam height<\/strong>, warning that it will could face acute water scarcity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maharashtra<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s concerns: <\/strong>Maharashtra fears submergence and reduced downstream water for irrigation and drinking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Telangana leaders oppose Karnataka\u2019s reported plan to raise Almatti Dam height from 519 m to 524 m, warning acute water shortages for Telangana\u2019s farmers. About Almatti Dam The dam is a hydroelectric and irrigation facility on the Krishna river. Location and river: It is located\u00a0in Vijayapura (Bijapur) district, North Karnataka. 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