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ocated in peninsular India,

the Pennar basin extends over
states of Andhra Pradesh and
Karnataka having an area of 55,213
Sq.km with maximum length and
width of 433 km and 266 km.
The basin lies between 771 to
8010 east longitudes and 1318
to 1549 north latitudes. The fan
shaped basin is bounded by the
Erramala range on the north, by the
Nallamala and Velikonda ranges of
the Eastern Ghats on the east, by the
Nandidurg hills on the south and by
the narrow ridge separating it from
the Vedavati valley of the Krishna
Basin on the west. The other hill
ranges in the basin to the south of
the river are the Seshachalam and
Paliconda ranges.

River Flow Line Diagram

Elevation Zone Map

The Pennar (also known as Uttara

Pinakini) is one of the major rivers
of the peninsula. The Pennar rises
in the Chenna Kasava hill of the
Nandidurg range, in Chikkaballapura
district of Karnataka and flows
towards east eventually draining
into the Bay of Bengal. The total
length of the river from origin to
its outfall in the Bay of Bengal is
597 km. The principal tributaries of
the river joining from left are the
Jayamangali, the Kunderu and the
Sagileru whereas the Chiravati, the
Papagni and the Cheyyeru joins it
from right.

The major part of basin is covered
with agriculture accounting to
58.64% of the total area and only
4.97% of the basin is covered
by water bodies. The basin
spreads over 14 parliamentary
constituencies (2009) comprising
10 of Andhra Pradesh and 4 of
Karnataka.

Latitude
Length of Pennar River (Km)
Catchment Area (Sq.km.)
Average Water Resource Potential
(MCM)
Utilizable Surface Water Resource

Pennar Basin

(MCM)

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77 1 to 80 10 E
13 18 to 15 49 N

No. of Flood Forecasting Stations

Rainfall (mm)

Area (Sq. km)

% of Total Area

400-600

6806.26

12.33

600-800

28176.11

51.03

800-1000

15507.36

28.09

1000-1200

4723.27

8.55

Parliamentary Constituencies (2009)

Gulbarga

Vijayawada

Nalgonda

Mahbubnagar

Raichur

Nagarkurnool

Guntur

Narasaraopet

Bapatla
Ongole

Kurnool
Nandyal

Bellary

6900

4820.11

Name of Project

Associated
Structures

Type

Status

Culturable Ultimate
Command Irrigation Power
Area
Potential (MW)
(Th ha)
(Th ha)

Tungabhadra RB High Level

Canal Stage I & II (AP)

PABR Dam, Mid

Pennar Dam,
Mylavaram Dam,
Chitravati Balancing
Reservoir

Major

Stage I Completed
Stage II Ongoing

133.36

133.36

Pulivendla Branch Canal

Project (AP)

Chitravati Balancing
Reservoir

Major

Completed

24.70

24.28

Somasila Project (AP)

Pennar Delta Project (AP)

Somasila Dam
Sangam Anicut,
Nellore Anicut

Major

Completed
Completed

*Th. ha = Thousand Hectare, MW = Mega Watt, MCM = Million Cubic Meter

Tirupati

Rajampet
Tumkur

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Chikkaballapura

Symbol

Major

Hindupur

Chitradurga

Category
Built Up land
Agricultural land

8
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Kadapa

Major Water Resources Projects of Pennar Basin

6320

2170.71

Stations

Land Use / Land Cover (2005-06)

597
55213

Live Storage Capacity of Projects

Under Construction (MCM)

No. of Hydrological Observation

Symbol

Nellore

2649.40

Projects (MCM)

% of Total Area
0.16
0.28
2.26
3.26
13.91
16.53
15.04
13.64
26.70
7.94
0.28

Anantapur

Live Storage Capacity of Completed

Projects (MCM)

Total Live Storage Capacity of

Area (Sq. km)

88.90
155.75
1249.81
1798.92
7682.56
9128.45
8302.98
7530.27
14740.46
4381.96
152.94

38.48
67.72

38.48
67.72

Area (Sq. km)

% of Total Area

858.89

1.56

32375.93

58.64

Forest

11244.91

20.37

Wasteland

7990.70

14.47

Waterbodies

2742.57

4.96

Kolar

Chittoor

Bangalore
Central

Arakkonam

Bangalore
South

Krishnagiri

Sriperumbudur

Kancheepuram
Arani

Mandya

Chamrajnagar

Chennai
North
Chennai
Central

Vellore

Bangalore
North

Bangalore Rural

Tiruvallur

Chennai
South

Pennar Basin

Longitude

Elevation (m)
<5
5-10
10-50
50-100
100-200
200-300
300-400
400-500
500-750
750-1000
1000-1500

= Operational Structures
GSC = Gross Storage Capacity (Original)
LSC = Live Storage Capacity (Original)
IC = Installed Capacity (Mega Watt)
PSS = Pumped Storage Schemes
BR = Balancing Reservoir

Salient Features of
Pennar Basin
Basin Extent

Symbol

Average Annual Rainfall (1971-2005)

Tiruvannamalai
Dharmapuri

Viluppuram

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