- Nagarjuna Sagar
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is one of the largest dams built in
Asia , located between the cities ofGuntur and Hyderabad inAndhra Pradesh (India ). It is built on theKrishna River between Guntur andNalgonda district s. It is one of the earliesthydro-electric projects of India.Nagarjunasagar dam, which was completed in
1966 , is 124 metres high and 1 km long, and has 26 crest gates. Located at a distance of 150 km fromHyderabad , Nagarjunasagar is an important irrigation dam on riverKrishna . This is the tallest and biggest masonry dam in the world. It creates the third largest man-made lake in the world. Apart from this, remains of theBuddhist civilization dating back to the 3rd century A.D, are seen on an island calledNagarjunakonda located in the midst of the reservoir. These relics of Buddhist civlization found during excavations unveiled a great Mahachaitya, the most sacred of the stupas. An inscription inBrahmi characters states that the sacred relics of LordBuddha lie within the Mahachaitya.The Town
Nagarjuna Sagar was called Vijayapuri ("city of victory") in ancient times. Nagarjuna Sagar is named after the Buddhist saint Acharya Nagarjuna. Present day Nagarjuna sagar area has three settlements, Vijayapuri (commonly referred as V. P. South), Pylon and Hill colony. V. P. South is home to many well known educational institutions in the state like Andhra Pradesh Residential Junior College (APRJC) and Andhra Pradesh Residential Degree College (APRDC). The
steam boat service to Nagarjuna Konda (Konda in Telugu means hill) is available from Launch station located in V.P.South.References
External links
* [http://india.journeymart.com/Nagarjunakonda/default.asp Nagarjunakonda]
* [http://nalgonda.ap.nic.in/nagarjunasagar.htm Nagarjunasagar]
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