Taliperu Project

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}

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తాలిపేరు ప్రాజెక్ట్

|name_official = {{lang|te|తాలిపేరు ప్రాజెక్ట్}}
Taliperu Project

|dam_crosses = Taliperu River

|res_name = Taliperu Reservoir

|location = Cherla, Khammam District, Telangana, India

|dam_length ={{convert|2762|m|ft|0}}{{cite web|title=India: National Register of Large Dams 2012|url=http://www.cwc.gov.in/main/webpages/NRLD%20FORMAT%202012.pdf|publisher=Central Water Commission|accessdate=26 August 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820154402/http://www.cwc.gov.in/main/webpages/NRLD%20FORMAT%202012.pdf|archivedate=20 August 2014}}

|dam_height ={{convert|25|m|ft|0}} above lowest foundation

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| dam_type = F

| spillway_count = 25

| spillway_type = Ogee crest

| spillway_capacity = 53043 Cusec

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| opening = 1985

| status = O

| purpose = I

|cost = Rs 52.98 crores

|res_capacity_total = 0.73 Tmcft

|res_capacity_active = 0.51 Tmcft

|res_catchment = 24000 Acres

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Taliperu Project (Telugu:{{lang|te| తాలిపేరు ప్రాజెక్ట్}}) also known as Taliperu Reservoir is a medium irrigation project constructed across the Taliperu River, a tributary of Godavari River, located at Cherla Village and Mandal, Khammam District, Telangana. This project utilizes about 5.0 TMC of water and creates {{convert|24500|acres|ha}} of Ayacut in both Cherla and Dummugudem Mandals, Khammam District.{{cite web|title=Taliperu Dam D02295| url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Taliperu_Dam_D02295|accessdate=26 August 2015}}

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