Shanigaram Reservoir

Shanigaram Reservoir (Telugu:శనిగరం జలాశయం) also known as Shanigaram Cheruvu is a medium irrigation project constructed across the Shanigaram River, at Shanigaram Village, Siddipet District, Telangana.

Shanigaram Reservoir
Location of Shanigaram Reservoir in Telangana
Official name	శనిగరం జలాశయం Shanigaram Reservoir
Location	Shanigaram Village, Siddipet district, Telangana, India
Coordinates	18°11′10″N 79°00′50″E
Purpose	Irrigation
Status	Operational
Opening date	1891
Construction cost	540 seers (504 kg) of gold
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth fill dam
Height	16 metres (52 ft) from river level
Length	908 metres (2,979 ft)[1]
Spillway type	Ogee crest
Spillway capacity	14150 Cusec
Reservoir
Creates	Shanigaram Reservoir
Total capacity	1.09 Tmcft
Catchment area	5100 Acres

This is one of the oldest reservoir constructed in 1891 under Nizam rule. Project construction cost was 560 seers (504 kg) of gold.

As part of Sriram Sagar Stage-II work, this reservoir will be filled by lift canal from Thotapally Reservoir in which water carried from Mid Manair through MMD Right Canal. Both Reservoirs and MMD Right Canal construction is in progress,^[when?]; it is expected to finish by end of 2015.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Sriram Sagar Project
• Lower Manair Dam
• Mid Manair Dam
• Upper Manair Dam
• Sripada Yellampalli project
• Nizam Sagar
• Kaddam Project
• Pranahita Chevella
• Alisagar lift irrigation scheme
• Sri Komaram Bheem Project
• Icchampally Project
• Kaleshwaram Project