Pocharam Project Withstands Flood Fury at 103 Years Old

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• The 103-year-old Pocharam project on the Allair river in Nagireddypet mandal of Kamareddy district withstood a massive flood inflow of 1.82 lakh cusecs, far exceeding its maximum flood discharge capacity (MFD) of 70,000 cusecs.
• Heavy rains in the catchment area caused unprecedented flooding on Sunday, prompting fears of a breach as water overflowed and signs showed weakening of the bund on Kamareddy’s side.
• After tense moments, relief followed as water levels reduced and the project remained intact. Telangana Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy expressed pride and emotional gratitude on social media for this feat.
• The Pocharam project was initiated by hyderabad’s Nizam government in 1917 and completed in 1922 at a cost of ₹27.11 lakh wiht an original storage capacity of 2.423 tmc (now reduced to 1.82 tmc due to siltation). It serves irrigation and drinking needs for parts of Telangana over generations while spanning diverse canal infrastructure across Manchippa brook communities for approximately 10,500-acre irrigation ayacut benefit zones split differently aligned logistics manged user tourism site cross-loveable scaling noteworthy mentions continual standing their bound culture promoting.

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