Sadarmat Barrage

Sadarmat Barrage
Sadarmat Barrage at Ponkal
Sadarmat Barrage (India)
Official nameSadarmat Barrage
CountryIndia
LocationPonkal village, Mamda mandal, Nirmal district, Telangana
Coordinates18°59′27.9852″N 78°34′16.0104″E / 18.991107000°N 78.571114000°E / 18.991107000; 78.571114000
PurposeIrrigation
StatusUnder construction
Construction began11 January 2017
Opening date2021
Construction cost520 Crores
Built byBhrunda Infra Private Limited & Siri Constructions Infrastructure Private Limited (Joint Venture)
Owner(s)Government of Telangana
Operator(s)Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana
Dam and spillways
Type of damBarrage
ImpoundsGodavari River
Spillways55 gates
Reservoir
CreatesSadarmat Reservoir
Total capacity1.6 TMC

Sadarmat Barrage is an under-construction barrage across Godavari River at Ponkal village, Mamda mandal, Nirmal district of Telangana State. This barrage is situated 32 km downstream of Sriram Sagar Project, on the Godavari river and about 7 km upstream of Sadarmat Anicut. The project will provide irrigation facilities for an ayacut of 20,000 acres in Nirmal district of Telangana State.