Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
One of the world's largest masonry dams, built across the Krishna River between 1955 and 1967. Named after the ancient Buddhist scholar Nagarjuna, the dam and its reservoir created the world's largest man-made lake at the time of construction, submerging the ancient city of Nagarjunakonda.
The dam powers two major canals — the Right Canal and the Left Canal — that irrigate millions of acres across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Nagarjuna Sagar Left Canal is the agricultural lifeline that made Miryalaguda a rice cultivation hub.