PRAKASAM BARRAGE
The idea of building a barrier through Krishna goes back to 1798. But it took some form in the hands of Captain Buckle and was revised in 1839 and 1841 by Captain Best and Captain Lake. After Major Cotton's approval, the Board of Directors of the East India Company approved it on January 5, 1850.
The alluvium began in 1852 and was completed in 1855. Subsequently, the State Government built a new bridge Cum-round regulator named Tanguturi Prakasam, the prime minister of Andhra Pradesh. Completed in 1957 it helps to irrigate more than 12 lakhs of acres. It provides a panoramic river site.
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