Paleru is atributary of theKrishna river which joins the main river near Mukteswarapuram inJaggayyapeta mandal ofKrishna district inAndhra Pradesh.[1] During theNizam rule, a reservoir was constructed on the river atPaleru village,Kusumanchi. Hundreds of acres are irrigated with the help of this reservoir.[2] Paleru reservoir acts as a balancing reservoir to theNagarjunasagar left canal.
There is a small park adjoining the reservoir where boating facility is available.
Bhakta Ramadasu Lift Irrigation scheme is under final stages of completion for using 5.5tmcft water for stabilising water supply to nearly 60,000 acres which was part ofSRSP (stage II) irrigation project. Under this scheme,Nagarjuna Sagar left canal water is lifted by 59 metres from Paleru reservoir and fed into DBM-60 main canal of the SRSP Stage-II project at Madhiripuram in Tirumalayapalem mandal.[3]
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