Mudasarlova Reservoir

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Mudasarlova Reservoir
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Mudasarlova Reservoir
Location Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates 17°45′55″N83°17′40″E / 17.765346°N 83.294556°E / 17.765346; 83.294556 Coordinates: 17°45′55″N83°17′40″E / 17.765346°N 83.294556°E / 17.765346; 83.294556
Type reservoir
Surface area25 hectares (62 acres)

Mudasarlova Reservoir is a reservoir in Visakhapatnam which covers 25 hectares (62 acres) and has a flow of 1.5MGD (millions of gallons per day). [1] The Government of Andhra Pradesh built a floating solar power plant with a 2MW capacity on the reservoir. [2]

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References

  1. "Poor Southwest Monsoon: Mudasarlova reservoir completely dries up". 3 December 2018.
  2. "Naidu inaugurates 2 MW floating solar power plant". The Hindu. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.