Talk:Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

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What class of dam is it, gravity dam etc or doesn't it fit into one of these classes? Also the directions section doesn't seem appropriate for an encyclopedia... I'm not sure what to do with it at the moment. cyclosarin 07:31, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

It is a masonry dam which is essentially a type of gravity dam. It is more defined as a masonry dam just as you would define a rock-fill or earth-fill dam more specifically than as an embankment dam.--NortyNort (Holla) 19:08, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Exagerated propaganda content

User:2601:246:c000:3311:49a:c7c9:9ab8:ee61 has added content which is false and claimes genunity by giving doctored false and unrelated web pages. To show that one hundred million British pounds was equal to fifty two lakh Indian rupees in the decade of 1950 - 60, he attaches a currency calculator showing 1950 INR is equal to 20.75 GBP at current value of nearly 93 INR= 1 GBP. This is blatant and deliberate mischief by him who claims in the message to the correcting editor User:183.82.199.109 committing vandalism by deleting his genuine content contribution.

He gives this ref which further quotes link to support that Raja has donated several thousand acres and several lakhs of rupees for the dam construction. However the stated reference [4] from Hnidu magazine does not mention anything about the Raja and his contributions to the project. He gives another ref to support the contribution of fifty two lakh Indian rupees and several thousand acrea but it does not say anything other than logistic and political suppot extended by the Raja. He gave another ref which also states nothing about the land and money contribution by the Raja.

Quoting Budameru and Kolleru lake wiki pages he says Kolleru lake is in Krishna basin area but the content in the page are not supported by any reference. Krishna basin map link made by Central water commission (CWC), GoI does not show Kolleru lake and its rivers including Budameru river in Krishna basin area. The wiki page on Budameru river is clearly saying it is outside the Krishna basin area and its flood waters are diverted to Prakasam barrage pond to reduce flooding in Vijayawada city.

He claims that the dam is the largest (tallest!) masonry dam (nearly 120 m height) in the world till now quoting a district tourism department web site. It may be so when its construction was completed and not now. There are presently number of dams up to 285 m height (see List of tallest dams in the world ) There is no difference between a gravity concrete dam and masonry dam other than in its manual labour content.

He also added a sub section 'Environmental' with only one supporting ref which is Home Page of a web site 'International rivers, water, people, dams' which does not mention any thing about specifically about the environmental degradation by the dam or dams in Krishna basin. It looks that the web site is refereed for Propaganda motive.

I hope User:2601:246:c000:3311:49a:c7c9:9ab8:ee61 may agree with above and do not insist to his unjustified claims.183.82.199.109 (talk) 08:01, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 August 2020

It is in Nalgonda District..But it is written in Both Guntur and nalgonda district Kishore123123 (talk) 08:18, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Nagarjuna Sagar is in Nalgonda district only...Dam is not in Guntur district soo please edit it Kishore123123 (talk) 08:19, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Since the dam is on the Krishna River, which is the border of the two districts, the dam definitely is located in both. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 12:10, 23 August 2020 (UTC)