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Lakshmi Barrage
Lakshmi Barrage
	Medigadda Barrage at Mahadevpur Mandal Lakshmi Barrage (India)
Location	Medigadda (village), Mahadevpur Telangana
Coordinates	18°42′13.8″N 80°05′21″E / 18.703833°N 80.08917°E
Purpose	Multi-purpose
Status	Operational
Construction began	2 May 2016
Opening date	21 June 2019
Construction cost	₹1849 crores
Built by	Larsen & Toubro
Owner(s)	Government of Telangana
Operator(s)	Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Barrage
Impounds	Godavari River
Length	1632 m
Spillways	85
Reservoir
Creates	Lakshmi Barrage
Total capacity	16 tmcft
Power Station
Operator(s)	Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited
Commission date	Planned
Type	Tidal barrage

The Lakshmi Barrage, also known as the Medigadda Barrage^[1] is the starting point of the proposed Kaleshwaram Project which envisages construction of three barrages between Yellampally & Medigadda. Its objective is to utilize Godavari water for drinking and irrigation. The Barrage/Project site is located at Medigadda Village, Mahadevpur Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district in Telangana State, India^[2].^{[failed verification]}

Proposed Barrage Details:

Barrage	Bed Level (meters)	Pond Level (meters)	Gross Storage (in TMC)	Number of Gates
Medigadda Barrage	89.0	100.0	16.17	85

Project info

A memorandum of understanding was signed by states of Maharashtra and Telangana,^[3] as part of which, Chanaka-Korata Barrage on Painganga River, Tummidihatti Barrage on Pranhita River and Lakshmi Barrage on Godavari River will be constructed.

Medigadda Barrage foundation was laid by First Chief Minister of Telangana, K.Chandrashekar Rao on 2 May 2016.^{[citation needed]}

The project started by Telangana govt as part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Schema to irrigate the 1,850,000 acres (750,000 ha) of new land and stabilize the 1,180,000 acres (480,000 ha) of existing irrigated land.^[4]

Incidents

A pillar of Lakshmi Barrage, also known as the Medigadda Barrage,^[1] part of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Schema, sank due to reported heavy inflow on the night of Saturday October 21, 2023. Engineering staff reported that pillar number 19 of 1.6km barrage suffered damage causing a portion of bridge to sag. Apart from pillar 19, pillar 20 and 21 also developed cracks.