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Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam taking its name from the Buddhist saint and scholar Acharya Nagarjuna who is said to have established a centre of learning here, Nagarjuna Sagar today is home to Nagarjuna Sagar Dam - the world’s tallest masonry dam that irrigates over 10 lakh acres of land in the region. It was during the constructions of the dam when the ruins of an ancient Buddhist civilisation were uncovered here. It is a 1 km long dam with a height of 124 metres. The construction of the dam was completed in 1966 with a total expenditure of 1300 crore, and the dam water was released by Indira Gandhi in 1967.
The Dam situated on a distance of 150 kms from Hyderabad in Nalgonda District of Andhra Pradesh in South India. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is constructed on the river Krishna. The place lies to the south east of Hyderabad and is bounded by other important districts like Medak, Mahabubnagar, Khammam and Rangareddy.

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

Located at a distance of 150 kms from Hyderabad, Nagarjunasagar is an important irrigation dam on river Krishna. This is the tallest and biggest masonry dam in the world and is about 150 Km away from the metropolitan city of Hyderabad. The proposal to construct a dam to use the excess waters of the Krishna river was put forward by the British rulers in 1903. Siddeswaram and Pulichintala were identified as the suitable locations for the reservoirs.

The lake near the dam is the third largest artificial lake in the world. It is located 4-km away from the dam. This dam provides some exotic views of the outstandingly beautiful landscape. Here you can also see an idol of Lord Nagarjuna, placed on a tower, very near to the dam.

The Nagarjuna Konda Island surfaces out of this lake. The historical remnant of a Buddhist settlement has been refurbished and it lies on the right bank of the reservoir. The world’s tallest masonry dam that irrigates over 10 lakh acres of land in the region.