Vamsadhara Project

The Vamsadhara Project

Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao Project was constructed on Vamsadhara river.

Vamsadhara is the main river of Uttarandhra. The Uttarandhra region consists of three north coastal districts in Andhra Pradesh state in India. This region is also called Kalingandhra. Vamsadhara project is designed to meet the irrigation needs of Uttarandhara.

The Vamsadhara project has two canals viz., the left main canal (LMC), irrigating about 148,000 acres (600 km2), and the right main canal (RMC) covering an ayacut of 62,280 acres (252 km2). The left main canal was completed long back. The right main canal was delayed due to various reasons. Gotta Reservoir feeds the right main canal. About 166 villages in seven mandals viz., L.N. Peta, Hiramandalam, Burja/srikakulam-histiory.html, Gara, Sarubujjili and Srikakulam will be benefited from the RMC.

Justice Mukundakam Sharma is the chairman of Vamsadhara Water Dispute Tribunal.