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KC Canal – A major source of Irrigation

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Kurnool-Cuddapah canal (KC Canal) off-takes from Sunkesula anicut on Tungabhadra River, traverses through Kurnool and Kadapa (Cuddapah) districts and finally terminates at Cuddapah. This canal is connected to the natural streams Nippulavagu, Galeru and Kunderu through controlling structures on these streams viz. Lock-In-Sula, Santajutur anicut and Rajoli anicut respectively. As a result, the nearby areas of these streams are benefited …

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Mines and Minerals in Kadapa District

Kadapa district is the repository of mineral wealth. The important minerals that are available in the district are  barytes, asbestos and lime stone. As per the 1983 survey of geological survey of India 30lakh tons of lead, 74,000,000 tons of barytes, 27000tons asbestos deposits are there. It is estimated that 700lakh tons of barytes deposits might be there in Mangampet. …

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CROPS AND SOIL OF KADAPA DISTRICT

Kadapa district is endowed mainly with red and black soils ranging from poor to fertile soils. The soil of the district  has been classified into red ferruginous soil and black spoil. These two classes can be sub divided into clay, loam sand with finer distinctions.  Red soils occupy 53% of the cultivated area and are mostly situated in L. R. Palli, …

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Irrigation Projects in YSR District

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Irrigation Projects – Kadapa District Irrigation in Kadapa district is through major, medium and minor irrigation projects. There are 4 major, 5 medium completed irrigation projects in the district. The major irrigation projects are 1) Kurnool-Kadapa canal 2) TBP HLC Stage-I, 3) TBP HLC Stage-II (Mylavaram) and 4) Pulivendula Branch canal with a total ayacut of 2,27,896 acres. The five …

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Demanded Categorical announcement…

KADAPA, 17th Dec’09: Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, Kadapa MLC and brother of former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who continued his fast-unto-death before Kadapa Collectorate for the third day on Thursday, demanded that the Central government make a categorical announcement in favour of united Andhra Pradesh, without any dilly dallying. Mr. Reddy and Congress MLAs of Jammalamadugu and Rayachoti – Chadipiralla …

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Demanding united Andhra Pradesh…

KADAPA:Dec14: Activists of Congress and Telugu Desam Party, several organisations, minorities and students took out ‘funeral processions’ of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Union Home Minister P. Chidamabaram and Telangana Rashtra Samiti president K. Chandrasekhar Rao and burnt their effigies before Kadapa Collectorate demanding united Andhra Pradesh. The Collectorate road was packed with large number of protesters and a spate of …

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Gandikota Fort

Gandikota

Gandikota is a small village (Lat. 140 47? N. and Long. 780 16?S.) on the Right Bank of the river Pennar, in Jammalamadugu taluk of Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. Here lies the famous fort of Gandikota, which acquired its name obviously due to the gorge, formed between the Erramalai range of hills, also known as Gandikota hills and the river …

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YS Jagan visits flood areas

KADAPA: Kadapa Lok Sabha Member Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy continued his tour of villages flooded by Kundu river for the third day by visiting marooned villages in Chapadu mandal in Proddatur constituency and Duvvur mandal in Mydukur constituency on Wednesday. Accompanied by Collector Shashi Bhushan Kumar, the MP inspected the gushing water from a bridge across Kundu river in Alladupalle in …

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