Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is mooting the idea of a first of its kind reservoir in the upcoming capital of Andhra Pradesh which can prevent flooding and as well be a source of drinking water requirements and will also serve as a major tourist attraction.
This reservoir is to be modeled on the lines of Marina Barrage in Singapore which was built at a cost of $ 135 million US. The state government had asked the Singapore team to include this proposal in the master plan to be submitted in June.
This dam is proposed to to contain flooding of Kondaveeti Vagu, which travels a distance of 30 km starting from Lam village, and four detention ponds across Kotela Vagu, Paala Vagu, Erra Vagu and Ayyanna Vagu, which fall into the main Kondaveeti Vagu. Whenever Kondaveeti Vagu is in floods, it submerges crops in about 13,500 acres each year and cutting off the road transport.
