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Later, the State Government
constructed a bridge that was named after Tanguturi Prakasam, the first
Chief Minister of Andhra (A State formed in 1953, which later became
Andhra Pradesh in 1956 after the merger of Telugu speaking districts of
former Hyderabad State).
Completed in 1957 it helps
irrigating over 1.2 million acres of land. This barrage also supplies
water to Buckingham canal which was constructed as inland navigation
canal initially but later used as irrigation water supply canal. One of
the first major irrigation projects of South India, the Prakasam Barrage
in Vijayawada was completely successful in its mission.
Andhra Pradesh largely owes its rich agriculture to the Prakasam dam as
the project facilitated the irrigation of large tracts of farmland. The
dam provides views of the lake. It has become a tourist attraction of
Vijayawada. Barrage has total 76 pillars in total, 70 pillars belongs to
Guntur district and 6pillars belongs to Krishna district.
How to
reach
Vijayawada Airport (IATA: VGA, ICAO: VOBZ) is a public domestic
airport, situated at a distance of 18 kilometers from Vijayawada.
One can easily reach Prakasam Barrage from the city by taking local Buses,
Rickshaws, Tongas and Taxis.
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