The Almatti Dam is a dam

Dam

A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...

 project on the Krishna River

Krishna River

The Krishna River , is one of the longest rivers in central-southern India, about . It is also referred to as Krishnaveni in its original nomenclature...

 in North Karnataka

North Karnataka

North Karnataka is an arid plateau from elevation in the Karnataka state of southwest India. It is drained by the Krishna River and its tributaries the Bhima, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, and Tungabhadra...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The annual energy design is 713 million units. It was completed in July 2005.

Almatti dam is the main reservoir of the Upper Krishna project, an irrigation project. The 290 MW power project is located on the right toe of Almatti Dam. The Power House has 5 units of 55 MW each and 1 unit of 15 MW. The turbines are vertical kaplan. The annual design energy is 713 Million Units. The project, when allotted for private initiative was estimated to cost Rs.1470 crores. Subsequently, KPCL took up the project at an estimated cost of Rs.674 crores and completed the project at a cost of Rs.520 crores in a period of 40 months by July 2005.

Almatti is at the edge of Bijapur and Bagalkot

Bagalkot district

Bāgalkot district is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. The district headquarters is located in the town of Bagalkot. The district is located in northern Karnataka and borders Belgaum, Gadag, Koppal, Raichur and Bijapur...

 districts. But geographically, it is included in Bijapur district. Large areas of Bagalkot district have been submerged due to dam back waters. The dam is allowed to store 42.19 TMC of water while at the height of 52.25 meters.

Height

The height of Almatti dam was restricted to 519.66 meters by the supreme court. Any increase in the height must be improved by the Karnataka Government. The brijesh kumar commoirty wanted the new height of the dam to be 524 meters so it will store more water. The Krishna river conflict between andhra, karnataka, and maharastra has been resolved by the supreme court and the dam is authorised to raise the height of the dam to 524 meters.

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  Kudalasangama
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• Aihole
  Aihole
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• Pattadakal
  Pattadakal
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• Mahakuta
• Badami
  Badami
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• Banashankari
• North Karnataka
  North Karnataka
  North Karnataka is an arid plateau from elevation in the Karnataka state of southwest India. It is drained by the Krishna River and its tributaries the Bhima, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, and Tungabhadra...
  
  
• Tourism in North Karnataka