* Sathya (truth) Dharma (righteousness) Santhi (peace) Prema

Clockwise from left:
 Overhead 
Storage Reservoir at Medak.
Close up view of the intake well.
An intake well in the reservoir.

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Anantapur
Villages covered : 731 nos.
Population served : 9.50 lakhs
Design Population : 15 lakhs
No. of PWS Schemes : 279 nos.
No. of CPWS Schemes : 21 nos
Major CPWS Schemes : 4 nos
Trunk Line covered : 750 km
Branch Line covered : 1550 km OHSR
(0.4 to 3.0 lakh litres) : 270 nos GLSR
(0.2 to 0.8 lakh litres) : 125 nos GLBR
(3.0 to 10.0 lakh litres) : 18 nos
Booster Stations : 40 nos
Summer Storage Tanks : 07 nos
Infiltration Wells : 13 nos
Bore Wells : 250 nos
PROJECT 
HIGHLIGHTS 
Medak and Mahabubnagar
Population served : 1.30 Million
CPWS in Mahabubnagar : 94 Villages
CPWS in Medak : 157 Villages
Individual PWS Schemes : 70 Villages
Infiltration / Intake wells :  
    13 nos (3 m to 5 m dia and 22 m dia depth)
OHSR / OHBR : 25 nos
GLSR / GLBR : 18 nos
Sumps : 54 nos
Pump Houses : 38 nos
Conventional Water Treatment  
    Plants (2.00 MLD to: 5 nos 10.00 MLD)
Water Treatment Plant by  
    Micro filter system: 2 nos (65 to 80 cu.m/hr)
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This project involved construction of civil structures like water 
treatment plants, over head reservoirs, sumps, ground level 
reservoirs, pump houses, pipeline laying and commissioning 
including Project Management Services for the execution of 
mechanical & electrical works. The total length of pipeline is 
approx. 800 km involving various types of pipes such as AC, 
PVC, HDPE, PSC, GI and MS of varying diameters ranging 
from 63 to 600 mm.
Work commenced in May 1999 and 77 villages were 
commissioned on 23
rd
 November 1999  for the 74
th
 birthday 
of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Similarly a total of 290 
villages were completed by 23
rd
 November 2000 for Swami’s 
75
th
 birthday.
Left:
 Overhead Balancing 
Reservoir.  
Bottom:
  A school 
girl from the village, quenching 
her thirst.

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Clockwise from top left:
  Ductile 
iron and mild steel pipelines 
after laying in the hilly terrain of 
the project.  Intake well.  Inside 
the pumphouse.  Exterior view 
of the pumphouse. 2.5 mlpd 
water treatment plant.

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Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust took up this project to provide 
drinking water to the people of Chennai City.  The total 
length of the Sai Ganga Canal from Somasila Dam to 
Poondi reservoir is 200km. When the required quantity of 
drinking water let into the canal was not reaching Chennai 
due to heavy leakage, damages and breaches at various 
points, experts from Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Irrigation 
Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh and L&T, 
under the leadership of Mr. R. Kondala Rao, inspected the 
canal periodically when water was in full flow, to investigate 
the losses due to leakage.  Following these investigations 
the Sai Ganga Canal project was launched and L&T were 
appointed turnkey contractors.
The major works involved in the Project were:
•  Improvement works of Kandaleru Reservoir
•  Grouting works of Kandaleru Reservoir cutoff wall
•  Easening of slopes at Approach Channel and Sai Ganga
Canal
•  Concrete lining in Sai Ganga Canal at vulnerable locations
•  Construction of Escapes & Regulators at three different
locations
•  Other miscellaneous structures and improvements
The major items of plant & machinery deployed at various
locations were:
•  Batching Plant of varying capacity (9 to 36 cu.m) - 9 nos.
•  Transit Mixers - 39 nos.
•  Concrete Paver with rails - 19 nos.
•  Road Rollers (10 Ton) - 10 nos.
•  Vibromax - 07 nos.
•  Power Generator (25 to 125 kVA) - 41 nos.
•  Compressor with all accessories - 15 nos.
•  Rock Breaker - 03 nos.
•  Wagon Drill - 03 nos.
•  Excavator (one with 14m long boom) - 19 nos.
•  Tippers - 70 nos.
 
Sathya Sai Ganga Canal...  
Telugu Ganga Project

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Improvements at Kandaleru Dam
The job involved the following major works:
•  Rough stone revetment of 70,000 cu.m. of size
varying from 225 mm to 450 mm on slopes 
1.5:1, height varying from 20 m to 46 m
•  Escape regulators on the Sai Ganga Approach
Canal No. 22
•  Laying of 0.5 mm thick geotextile filter media -
13,800 sq.m.
•  4,000 cu.m of Gabion placed along the length
and across to form panel walls and protect    
the revetment stones from the wave forces of 
water
Rough stones of size 225 mm and 300 mm were 
filled in the eroded parts of the earthen dam. 
Further 450 mm stone slabs were placed to 
protect the entire inside dam portion
wherever left unfinished during earlier stages. This 
was done to increase the storage capacity to  
67 TMC in the Reservoir (FRL).
A quartzite stone quarry was established 25 km 
from Kandaleru Reservoir. The job was completed 
within a short duration of effective 150 working 
days. The most critical part of the work was the 
approach to inside of the dam which was through 
two ramps located 6 km away from each other 
and the bund width of which was 4.50 m.
Clockwise from top left: 
Approach channel near the 
Kandaleru Dam.  L&T Excavator 
in operation.  Lining work with 
automatic pavers to ensure 
accurate and smooth surface.  
Canal being prepared  to regular 
dimensions before concrete 
lining.

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