About Nagarjuna Sagar Dam:
- It is built between the Nalgonda district of Telangana and the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.
- It is built across the River Krishna.
- It is the largest and highest masonry dam in the world.
- The dam is 150m tall and 1.6 km long.
- It derives its name from a nearby hillock and island called Nagarjunakonda, where an ancient Buddhist monk once lived.
- It is also one of the earliest projects built in post-independence India for irrigation and hydroelectricity generation.
- The construction of the dam commenced in 1956 and was completed by 1967.
- This dam supports the national grid with its electric power and provides irrigation water to five districts, including Khamman District, Nalgonda District, Guntur District, Prakasam District, and Krishna District.
- As per the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Nagarjunasagar Dam is controlled and supervised by Telangana.
