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  Andhra Rivers - Godavari,Krishna,Pennar,Tungabhadra Rivers in Andhra Pradesh,India
The main tributaries of the river are the Koyna, the Bhima, the Ghataprabha, the Mallaprabha, the Tungabhadra, the Yerla, the Warna, the Dindi, the Musi, and the Dudhganga.
Of them, the tributary Tungabhadra is the most important, a confluence of the Tunga and Bhadra from Karnataka.
Tungabhadra a confluence of the 'Tunga' and 'Bhadra' from Karnataka is an important tributary of the river Krishna.
www.indiantravelportal.com /andhra-pradesh/rivers   (1339 words)

  
 Tungabhadra River Summary
The Tungabhadra is a river of southern India.
The Tungabhadra flows east across the Deccan Plateau, joining the Krishna in Andhra Pradesh state, from where the Krishna continues east to empty into the Bay of Bengal.
The wedge of land that lies north of the Tungabhadra, between the Tungabhadra and the Krishna, is known as the Raichur Doab.
www.bookrags.com /Tungabhadra_River   (296 words)

  
  Hampi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Vijayanagara rulers chose Hampi as their capital because of its strategic location, bounded by the torrential Tungabhadra river on one side and surrounded by granite cliffs on the other three sides.
Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, covering an area of roughly 26 km².
Kodandarama temple: It is situated on the south bank of the of Tungabhadra river.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hampi   (686 words)

  
 River Krishna
Instances of stomach ailments and skin rashes were recorded by the local administration as most villages used the river for drinking water, bathing, irrigation, fishing and water for their livestock.
Farming communities on the banks of the Tungabhadra continued to suffer and all further protests fell on deaf ears.
In February 1984, a massive fish kill was reported in the Tungabhadra, downstream of the factories.
www.rainwaterharvesting.org /Crisis/river-krishna.htm   (1071 words)

  
 :: Thungabhadra Board ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tungabhadra River is one of the major tributaries of Krishna River in south India.
Tungabhadra River derives its name from the confluence of two streams, the Tunga and the Bhadra, both of which rise in the wooded eastern slopes of the Western Ghats in the State of Karnataka and flow eastward.
Of this, the catchment area of the Tungabhadra reservoir is 28,177 km2.
www.tbboard.org   (235 words)

  
 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)OFDISTRIBUTARY 36 OF TUNGABHADRA LEFT BANK MAIN CANAL
Irrigation is one of the main components in agriculture where the crop yields are assured and crop failures are minimized.
Tungabhadra irrigation project was taken up in 1945 and completed by 1953 at a cost of Rs.
A Board was constituted in 1953 which was reorganised in 1955 as "Tungabhadra Board", and this board is responsible for distribution of water between the two beneficiary states, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh as stipulated in Krishna water disputes tribunal award.
www.inrimt.com /DHVcon.htm   (804 words)

  
 Resistant Pest Management Newsletter
Tungabhadra project, which is known as "Rice Bowl" of Karnataka, occupies a prominent place in the rice map of India accounting for nearly 3.62 lakh ha area under paddy.
Comparative study on the status of paddy insect pests in Tungabhadra Project revealed that only few insect species attacked the crop in unsprayed fields when compared to the farmers fields when regular spray was undertaken, ( Table 1).
The low populations of insect pests in unsprayed fields compared to the farmers field is due to the higher level of natural enemy complex especially spiders and mirids and also due to the application of recommended dose of fertilizers particularly Nitrogen.
whalonlab.msu.edu /rpmnews/vol.13_no.1/globe/rpm_g_vijaykumar_etal%5B6%5D.htm   (727 words)

  
 PALAMOOR NRI FORUM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The river Krishna with it's tributaries Bheema and Tungabhadra enters in to Andhra Pradesh in Mahabubnagar district.
The river Krishna with it's tributaries Bheema and Tungabhadra enters in to Andhra Pradesh in Mahaboobnagar district.
The district is known for being one of the main "feeding areas" of human labour in the country.
www.palamoor.org /Palamoor/main.asp   (385 words)

  
 Dry Monsoon - Paul Baumann
To relieve the intensity of famine a proposal was made to utilize the waters of Tungabhadra through a storage reservoir and a system of canals to provide irrigation for the lands.
The Tungabhadra Basin, as previously indicated, is a semiarid region.
The second stage of this instructional module is to measure the surface area of the Tungabhadra Reservoir and compare it to the known surface area of the reservoir when it is at capacity.
employees.oneonta.edu /baumanpr/geosat2/Dry_Monsoon/Dry_Monsoon.htm   (7145 words)

  
 Reservoir fisheries of India
Tungabhadra reservoir was subjected to scientific study by the Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute from 1963 to 1965.
Tungabhadra reservoir, when it was impounded, had a population of Puntius kolus, which contributed up to a third of its total catch.
Tungabhadra reservoir seems to have come out of a long trophic depression as evidenced by the increase in catch from 15 to 156 t during 1950s and '60s to 2 068 to 4 200 t during 1980s.
www.fao.org /DOCREP/003/V5930E/V5930E06.htm   (11942 words)

  
 ZEF Homepage: STRIVER Project India
The ZEF research focuses on the Tungabhadra basin in south India, which is one of the four basins studied in the project.
Tungabhadra river is a tributary of the Krishna river.
The research focuses on the interaction between irrigated and rainfed farming in the lower Tungabhadra basin, in the border area of the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
www.zef.de /1010.0.html   (355 words)

  
 The Hindu : Flood flow canal: report sought from Tungabhadra Board
The Karnataka Government is learnt to have asked the Tungabhadra Board to submit a feasibility report on the proposal for a flood flow canal, a parallel to the Right Bank High Level Canal serving the ayacut in Bellary, Anantapur and Cuddapah districts.
A study of data reveals that the Tungabhadra reservoir has received higher yield than its total storage capacity of 230 tmcft in 43 out of the last 50 years since 1952-53.
The Tungabhadra Board engineers told a team of newspersons from Anantapur that it was being planned to release water to Kurnool from April 20.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2002/04/12/stories/2002041204390400.htm   (576 words)

  
 The Hindu : Karnataka / Bellary News : Capacity of Tungabhadra dam shrinks
The Hindu : Karnataka / Bellary News : Capacity of Tungabhadra dam shrinks
The Tungabhadra Dam is an inter-State project that caters to the drinking water and irrigation needs of Bellary, Raichur, and Koppal districts in Karnataka and the Anantapur, Cuddapah and Kurnool districts in Andhra Pradesh.
The State Government has announced that it plans to construct around 10 balancing reservoirs at suitable places on the left and right banks of the reservoir and augment around 10 tmcft of water.
www.hindu.com /2005/04/20/stories/2005042011910300.htm   (562 words)

  
 Rivers of Karnataka
The Tungabhadra which has a drainage area of 66,237 sq km is the largest and the important of the Krishna's tributaries.
Its major tributaries are the Bhima, Koyna, Panchaganga, Dudhaganga, Tungabhadra, Hiranyakeshi, Ghataprabha and the Malaprabha.
Tungabhadra: The Tungabhadra is formed north of Shimoga at an elevatibn of about 610metres by the union of twin rivers, the Tunga and the Bhadra, mhich rise together in the Western Ghats at an elevation of about 1,198 metres.
www.kannada.com /general/district/kar2.html   (746 words)

  
 The Hindu : 'Upkeep of Tungabhadra canals ignored'
The Tungabhadra reservoir, which benefited farmers in drought-prone areas of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh by providing water to about five lakh hectares, is now a cause of worry to ayacutdars, especially in Karnataka.
The Government is accused of having ignored reports submitted by experts, who suggested the need for proper maintenance of canal systems during their closure period and recommended major improvements to the weak sections of canals.
Ayacutdars in Bellary, Koppal, and Raichur districts in the Tungabhadra command area were forced to forgo the rabi crop this summer as water supply in the canal systems was suspended since December due to the low storage in the reservoir.
www.hinduonnet.com /2003/08/24/stories/2003082406490400.htm   (539 words)

  
 Dharam Singh demands funds for Tungabhadra canal repair work
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly N Dharam Singh today demanded that the Government release funds for carrying out repair works of the Tungabhadra canals as per the recommendations of the Chinaver Committee.
The Tungabhadra right canal was in bad shape and repair work had to be carried out immediately, he added.
He felt that it was imperative on the part of the Government to bring the Tungabhadra project under the Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited for its proper maintenance.
news.webindia123.com /news/articles/India/20061028/491706.html   (231 words)

  
 Indax - India Web Site- States in India - Karnataka
Inland, the forested Western Ghats run parallel to the coastline and from their upper reaches originate the state's three main rivers, the Tungabhadra, the Krishna and the Cauvery.
Near Mysore, in the south, at Somnathapur, Belur and Halebid, are the exquisite temples built by the Hoysala dynasty, which ruled the southwest part of the state between the 11th to 14th centuries.
Hampi, or Vijayanagar (the 'City of Victory') covers nine square miles on the southern bank of the Tungabhadra River in central Karnataka, though the fortifications and outposts of the city extend over a far larger area.
www.indax.com /karnataka.html   (806 words)

  
 The Hindu : Uncertainty over re-opening of canal
According to reports, the level in the Tungabhadra reservoir was recorded at 1562.81 ft accounting for a storage of 0.172 tmcft.
The level in the reservoir during the corresponding period last year was 1572.4 ft accounting for a storage of 12.35 tmcft.
Based on the statistics available in the last 50 years, the Tungabhadra Board projected a total realisation of 175 tmcft at the TB dam this year.
www.thehindu.com /2003/06/26/stories/2003062603180500.htm   (330 words)

  
 Hampi India, Hampi is a small village on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in Karnataka. The kings of the Vijayanagara ...
Hampi India, Hampi is a small village on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in Karnataka.
Hampi is a small village on the banks of the Tungabhadra river in Karnataka.
The city had a good supply of water in the Tungabhadra river which flowed through a rocky area to the north.
www.4to40.com /discoverindia/places/index.asp?article=discoverindia_places_hampi   (1191 words)

  
 Hospet tour,hospet tourist attraction,hospet travel,tourism in hospet,tourist information,india,hospet tour ...
Regular buses also ply between Hospet and the Tungabhadra, which are at a distance of fifteen kilometers from each other.
The Tungabhadra Dam boasts of the Japanese gardens at its base and the sweet waters of the river.
The terrific dam across the Tungabhadra River is 590 meters in length, 49 meters in height with an enormous storage capacity.
www.tourmyindia.com /attraction/hospet.html   (902 words)

  
 GN Online: Unity in AP opposition over project
The Tungabhadra Board (TB), a government body, also said in a study released here by government officials that Karnataka was using more than its share of water from the Tungabhadra reservoir violating the award given by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal.
As the Tunga river, one of the confluents of the Tungabhadra river, contributes about 80-90 per cent of the water in the Tungabhadra river and towards inflows into the Tungabhadra dam, the new project will further impede the flood flow canal on which Andhra Pradesh depends.
In another given scenario, the inflows into the Tungabhadra dam could be affected proportionately as the Upper Tunga project is being constructed to irrigate over 200,000 acres.
www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=60660   (375 words)

  
 Chapter-23   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Tungabhadra Board was constituted by the President of India in exercise of the powers vested under sub-Section (4) Section 66 of the Andhra State Act, for completion of the Tungabhadra Project and for its operation and maintenance.
Two Power Houses are maintained by the Tungabhadra Board, with a total installed capacity of 72.00 MW, and a target of 200.00 million units of power generation is envisaged during the water year 2000-2001.
The Tungabhadra Board is examining the proposal of M/s.
wrmin.nic.in /publication/ar2001/ar01ch23.htm   (578 words)

  
 Summary, WAU dissertation no. 2504
The genesis of the Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal is described in chapter 4.
The implementation of the plans made in that period and after it for a canal in Raichur district, was complicated by the relationship between Madras Presidency, directly ruled by the British, and the Nizam's Dominions, a formally independent Princely State.
The Tungabhadra river was the border river of these two territories.
library.wur.nl /wda/abstracts/ab2504.html   (2418 words)

  
 Uncorrected debates of 30072003
The State of Karnataka consumes 151.49 tmc from Tungabhadra, and other projects which are not under the dam but from other areas of the basin, they consume 154 tmc.
But the position today is, the Government of Karnataka have been constructing a number of projects in the Tungabhadra Sub-basin, which are now being taken up by the Government of Karnataka, which intends to consume 75.94 tmc of water.
The second condition is, enough water must be left in the Tungabhadra dam to meet the requirements of projects in the month of June--that is the period of seedlings in that area--for the succeeding year.
rajyasabha.nic.in /rsdebate/deb_ndx/199/30072003/2to3.htm   (3731 words)

  
 C A N A R A B A N K - Requirements
Tungabhadra Gramin Bank a regional rural bank headquartered at Bellary, Karnataka State with 162 Branches and 7 Area Offices operating in the Districts of Bellary, Raichur, Koppal and Harapanahalli Taluk of Davanagere District in the state of Karnataka at present.
Tungabhadra Gramin Bank is sponsored by Canara Bank.
As a part of modernization of its banking services, Tungabhadra Gramin Bank plans to shortlist vendors for the Supply, Implementation, Customization, Maintenance and Management of a Turnkey I T Solution in 162 Branches, 7 Area Offices and the Head Office at Bellary.
www.canbankindia.com /tenders/requirement29.htm   (563 words)

  
 Satyasraya Information
Satyasrya was thus compelled to withdraw from Vengi and retreat to his kingdom in the western Deccan.
After many bloody battles, Satyasrya managed to push back the Chola advance to the banks of the river Tungabhadra.
Rajaraja’s inscriptions indicate that the Chola army elephants wrought havoc on the banks of the river Tungabhadra.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Satyasraya   (360 words)

  
 Tourism in Hospet, Hospet, Hospet Indian Tourism India, Tourism of Hospet, India Tourism
Regular buses also ply between Hospet and the Tungabhadra, which are at a distance of fifteen kilometers from each other.
The Tungabhadra Dam boasts of the Japanese gardens at its base and the sweet waters of the river.
The terrific dam across the Tungabhadra River is 590 meters in length, 49 meters in height with an enormous storage capacity.
www.india4world.com /india-tour/india-tourism/hospet.shtml   (882 words)

  
 Sapthagiri
This Siva temple is situated on the banks of the river Tungabhadra (adjacent to Gopala Darwaza).
It is located on the banks of Tungabhadra river and abutting the ramparts of the fort at Kurnool.
The stellar or star-shaped temple is on the banks of the Tungabhadra river.
www.tirumala.org /sapthagiri/062003/kurnoolfort.htm   (1628 words)

  
 Hampi, Karnataka, Vijayanagar, Bangalore, Bellary, World Heritage, Tungabhadra, Rivers in South, Goddess Parvati, ...
The Tungabhadra river flows through Hampi, on the banks of which, it is said, the Goddess Hampi (Parvati) attained Lord Shiva.
This city was praised by historians like, Nuniz and Paes, as being greater than Rome, its palaces plated with jewel-encrusted gold, simply the 'bets provided city in the world'.
Six km from Hospet is the 49 m high, 2 km long Tungabhadra Dam which offers an incredible panorama of the surrounding land.
www.theindiatravel.com /travel/favourites/exotic_places/hampi/hampi.html   (468 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
Last week, Tamil Nadu imposed a ban on the PWG under criminal laws in view of the repeal of the act.
He also assured Andhra chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy that there would be no hiccups over the release of water from the Tungabhadra to facilitate drinking water and agriculture needs of Rayalaseema district.
Singh also assured Andhra chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy that there would be no hiccups over the release of water from the Tungabhadra to facilitate drinking water and agriculture needs of Rayalaseema district.
www.telegraphindia.com /1040915/asp/nation/story_3759573.asp   (283 words)

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