Sitamma Sagar Barrage

Sita Rama Lift Irrigation Project
Sitamma Sagar Barrage at Dummugudem
Sitamma Sagar Barrage (India)
Official nameSita Rama Lift Irrigation Project
CountryIndia
LocationDummugudem, Bhadradri Kothagudem District
Coordinates17°52′18″N 80°53′09″E / 17.87167°N 80.88583°E / 17.87167; 80.88583
PurposeMulti-purpose
StatusUnder construction
Construction cost2,500–5,000 crores
Built byLarsen & Toubro
Owner(s)Government of Telangana
Operator(s)Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana
Dam and spillways
Type of damBarrage
ImpoundsGodavari River
Height68 meters
Height (foundation)20 meters
Length1,263 meters (Overflow section) | 109.75 meters (Non-overflow section - 50 meters on Left and 59.7 meters on Right)
Spillways52 Nos, 15.0m x 15.0M (Radial) and 13 Nos.,15.0M x 16.0M
Spillway capacity88,614 Cumecs
Reservoir
CreatesSita Rama Lift Irrigation Project
Total capacity36.576 tmcft
Catchment area2,81,000 km2
Sita Rama Lift Irrigation Project
Operator(s)Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited
Commission datePlanned
TypeBarrage
Hydraulic head16.50m (Gross head)/ 14.85 (Net head)
Turbines8x40MW
Installed capacity320 MW
Annual generation1016.88 MU (at 50% dependability)

Sita Rama Lift Irrigation Project is an under-construction barrage across Godavari River with run-of-river hydroelectric power project at Dummugudem village, Bhadradri Kothagudem district in Telangana. The project is proposed at about 200 meters downstream of the existing Dummugudem anicut built about 150 years ago.