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	The Hindu : Dowleswaram barrage in need of urgent repairs
		The `yawning gap' between the neoprene bearings and the beams of the eastern canal head sluice of Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage, popularly known as the Dowleswaram Barrage, which was `accidentally' noticed by senior officials of the Irrigation department, has been causing serious concern.
		This was noticed in case of three vents of the head sluice of the eastern canal.
		A neoprene bearing made of rubber and steel plates is kept between the pier's concrete structures and the beam to act as cushion.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2001/12/16/stories/2001121602280300.htm (464 words)

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		As the canal being dug with 80 metres width and 10 metres depth to discharge 17,500 cusecs of water, and as the irrigation officials grudgingly conceded under pressure from people, ther will not be any possibility of supplying water through irrigation canals.
		Pulichintala is being constructed to stabilize the ayacut of Prakasam barrage by storing the water released from Nagarjuna sagar after generating electric power.
		The Superintendent Engineer of Polavaram barrage himself quotes from the survey conducted by the Centre for Economic and Social Studies(CESS) Hyderabad.According to this study, an extent 38,186 hectares of land and 276 villages of 9 mandals in three districts will be submerged displacing 1,17,034 people.
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	The Hindu : Godavari rising along its course
		Our Rajahmundry Special Correspondent writes: The water level in the Godavari has been steadily rising and at the Dowleswaram Barrage it stood at 12.30 ft on Sunday at 6 pm.
		The discharge at the barrage whose gates have been opened was 10.96 lakh cusecs.
		The second warning level at the barrage would be hoisted when the water level crosses 13.75 ft.
	www.thehindu.com /thehindu/2003/07/28/stories/2003072804600400.htm (532 words)

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		The flood waters of the Godavari left many localities in the heritage city of Rajahmundry under five feet of water.
		At the Dowleswaram barrage, water was lapping the 19 ft mark but was expected to recede in the night.
		Desperate engineers opened the gates of the Prakasam barrage and let out 7.6 lakh cusecs of water which only flooded the Diviseema islands downstream.
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	Cyclonic storm rains chaos across Indian coastline
		As the water reached danger level of 1.1 lakh cusecs, 22 flood gates at Gotta Barrage were opened.
		The district collector asked the officials to stay in their respective places and take up rescue and relief operations. Essential commodities have been stocked in all mandal towns along the course of the river to meet any emergency.
		At Dowleswaram barrage in east Godavari district, the irrigation department has been letting out water at the rate of eight lakh cusecs into the sea.
	www.rediff.com /news/2005/sep/19storm.htm (644 words)

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		It is for the first time in the new millennium that farmers under the Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage (SACB), known as Dowleswaram Barrage, are carrying on their farm activity without any apprehension or anxiety about availability of water for the rabi crop.
		Paddy is sown on more than 10 lakh acres under the three canals -- eastern, central (catering to the needs of East Godavari) and western (supplying water to ayacut in the West Godavari) during the rabi season.
		But officials could manage things and water was ensured to the approved ayacut with great difficulty.
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	Godavari River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is a seasonal river, widend during the monsoons and dried during the summers.
		Dowleswaram Barrage, built at the mouth of the Godavari River.
		This page was last modified 10:36, 11 November 2005.
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	After cyclone, rivers wreak havoc- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The flood waters of the Godavari left many localities in the heritage city of Rajahmundry under 5 feet of water.
		At the Dowleswaram barrage,water was lapping the 19 ft mark but was expected to recede in the night.
		The civic administration had to ferry food packets to people marooned on rooftaps on boats borrowed from the tourist department.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1238741.cms (275 words)

	Flood threat recedes at Bhadrachalam- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Meanwhile, a report from Rajahmundry said that the flood water level in river Godavari has reached 12.7 feet by 2 pm on Monday, touching the second warning signal.
		According to the flood control room at Cotton Barrage Dowleswaram, the floodwaters reached 11.75 feet by 8.30 am on Monday touching the first warning signal at Dowleswaram.
		The flood control room announced that according to the Central Water Commission sources in Rajahmundry, the flood waters were expected to reach about 14 feet by midnight of Monday.
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		Sowing of dry crops Our Special Correspondent in Vijayawada reports: The drought situation was considerably eased and agricultural operations gained momentum thanks to the widespread rain received in Krishna, Guntur and West Godavari districts.
		As Prakasam barrage is receiving nearly 5,000 cusecs of water from the intermediary catchment area from Munneru and Peluru rivulets, irrigation officials today sent a message asking Nagarjuna Sagar project authorities not to release water.
		They are releasing only 5,000 cusecs into the Krishna eastern main canal and 3,000 cusecs into the Krishna western main canal.
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	Cyclonic storm spares Orissa, enters AP - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Near Dowleswaram, the water is hovering around the danger mark.
		As the water reached the danger level of one lakh cusecs, 22 flood gates at Gotta Barrage in Hiramandalam Mandal were opened.
		The Nagavali river is also receiving heavy inflows due to incessant rains, but the administration is geared up to meet emergencies.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/sep202005/index2038482005919.asp (570 words)

	Andhra flood situation grim, toll reaches 50 .:. NewKerala - India's Top Online Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Bhadrachalam town and some 300 villages in Khammam are under water while 100 villages in East and West Godavari districts have been inundated.
		Water levels at Dowleswaram Barrage at Rajhmundry town crossed danger mark Tuesday night.
		And more than 2.2 million cusecs of water has been let into the sea submerging 50 villages downstream.
	www.newkerala.com /news.php?action=fullnews&id=24565 (301 words)

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		A flood warning has been issued to delta areas as the level in River Godavari increased to 14.75 feet at Dowleswaram.
		The water level in the river at Bhadrachalam stood at 44.1 feet at 0900 hrs this morning.
		He said discharge from Dowleswaram Barrage was being maintained at 10 lakh cusecs and it would be increased depending on inflow.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /web1/05sep20/national.htm (3658 words)

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		> > As Prakasam barrage is receiving nearly 5,000 cusecs of water from > the intermediary catchment area from > Munneru and Peluru rivulets, irrigation officials today sent a > message asking Nagarjuna Sagar project authorities > not to release water.
		> > In West Godavari district, paddy crop has been transplanted on normal > area, thanks to flows in Godavari at > Dowleswaram.
		Agricultural operations have, however, been hampered in > the upland areas where farmers raise > paddy, sugarcane and coconut under borewells.
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	The Hindu Business Line : Friday, May 20, 2005
		The railroad bridge over the Godavari in Rajahmundry is being closed for vehicles for three months from Friday to facilitate repairs at a cost of Rs 3.5 crore.
		The vehicular traffic will be diverted through the road on Dowleswaram barrage...
		CCEA clears Sethusamudram project at Rs 2,427 crore
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2005/05/20/09hdline.htm (609 words)

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