| Sarada | |
|---|---|
 The Sarada River Bridge in Anakapalle, Andhra Pradesh. | |
 Course of the Sarada River | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Bay of Bengal |
| Basin features | |
| Cities | Anakapalli |
River Sarada is a medium-sizedriver inAlluri Sitharama Raju andAnakapalli districts ofAndhra Pradesh,India.[1]
The catchment area of the basin is 2,665 square kilometers. It rises at an elevation of 1,000 meters in theEastern Ghats. It runs eastwards for a distance 122 kilometers and joins theBay of Bengal.
The basin is surrounded byRiver Nagavali in the north,River Gosthani, Gambiramgedda,Meghadri Gedda in the east Bay of Bengal in the South and Machhkund sub-basin of theRiver Godavari in the west.Visakhapatnam is the major city in the basin.Yelamanchili andAnakapalli are important towns in the basin.
The famousBojjannakonda and LingalakondaBuddhist cave monastery remains nearAnakapalli and TheKotturu Dhanadibbalu near Gokivada forest entrance are located on the left bank of the river. The River Sarada is a major base for irrigation in Visakha district.
Pedderu medium irrigation project is constructed on Pedderu a tributary of the Sarada river near Ravipalem village. The project is aimed to irrigate 13,334 acres (53.96 km2) in theMadugula andRavikamatham mandals inAnakapalli district. The catchment area of the reservoir site is extended over 160 square kilometers.An Anacatta with two big gates, was constructed on the river near Gokivada village to utilise the maximum water for irrigation in Yellamanchili, Ramballi, Atchutapuram mandals.
Raiwada Reservoir with 93 million cubic meters live storage capacity was constructed in the year 1981 for supplying water for irrigation and industrial use.[2]
