Krishna Barrage:
This is one of the constructions in India at the time of Britishers...Its construction was started in 1852 with the approval of EAST INDIA COMPANY
Its length is almost 1223.5 meters and Its height is almost 4014 feet.Almost 1.75 crores are spent on its construction in those days.It acts as a bridge which is connecting the districts of GUNTUR and KRISHNA.It consists of 76 pillars in total,out of which 70 are located in GUNTUR and the other 6 are located in KRISHNA.This barrage is also known as PRAKASHAM BARRAGE after the name of TANGUTURI PRAKASHAM the 1st Chief Minster of Andhra Pradesh.Now it serves almost 1.2 million acers of agricultural land as a main source of Irrigation.🙏
The very recent view of this barrage is this.
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