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Koilsagar Village of Deverakadra Mandal in Mahabubnagar
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Koilsagar Village of Deverakadra Mandal in Mahabubnagar District.Koilsagar Dam is one of the famous tourist attractions of Mahabubnagar District. It is a medium size irrigation project constructed at a cost of Rs.80 crores during Nizam government period during 1945-48. The proposal to construct a dam was put forward by the British rulers to collect and store the excess water in catchment area of the Krishna River for irrigation purposes. The foundation stone for the project was laid in 1947 soon after the Indian Independence. The construction of Koilsagar Dam was completed in 1954 and inaugurated by K. M. Kharju, Hon. Agriculture Minister of India. It is located about 12 Kms from the Devarakonda Mandal head quarters in between Mahaboobnagar and Raichur. This project was constructed to meet the irrigation needs about 12 thousands acres. It is a beautiful project and was constructed in a picturesque location between two mountains on PeddavaguRiver. There is a guest house near the project from there you can have a beautiful look of the project.
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Koilsagar Village of Deverakadra Mandal in MahabubnagarDistrict.Koilsagar Dam is one of the famous tourist attractions of Mahabubnagar District.It is a medium size irrigation project constructed at a cost of Rs.80 crores during Nizamgovernment period during 1945-48. The proposal to construct a dam was put forward by theBritish rulers to collect and store the excess water in catchment area of the Krishna River forirrigation purposes. The foundation stone for the project was laid in 1947 soon after the IndianIndependence. The construction of Koilsagar Dam was completed in 1954 and inauguratedby K. M. Kharju, Hon. Agriculture Minister of India.It is located about 12 Kms from the Devarakonda Mandal head quarters in betweenMahaboobnagar and Raichur. This project was constructed to meet the irrigation needs about12 thousands acres. It is a beautiful project and was constructed in a picturesque locationbetween two mountains on PeddavaguRiver. There is a guest house near the project fromthere you can have a beautiful look of the project.
