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Penna is a river of southern India. The Penna rises in the Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapur District of Karnataka state, and runs north and east through the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to empty into the Bay of Bengal. It is 597 kilometres (371 mi) long, with a drainage basin covering 55,213 km2: 6,937 km2 in Karnataka and 48,276 km2 in Andhra Pradesh. The river basin lies in the rain shadow region of Eastern Ghats and receives 500 mm average rainfall annually.
Penna Ahobilam is place near Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India, 12 km from Uravakonda and 36 km from Anantapur. It is well-linked by road with frequent bus service.
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Kandula Obula Reddy Gundlakamma Reservoir Project is an irrigation project across the Gundlakamma River located in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The dam, with 56 million cubic meters of live storage capacity, is located across the Gundlakamma River. It now supplies 100 acres out of the total envisaged area of 80,000. This reservoir also supplies drinking water to the nearby Ongole city.
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Lower Manair Dam also known as LMD was constructed across the Manair River, at Alugunur village, Thimmapur mandal, Karimnagar District, in the Indian state of Telangana during 1974 to 1985. It provides irrigation to a gross command area of 163,000 hectares.
Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy temple is a Siva shrine situated on the southern bank of the Penna river in Tadipatri, Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was built between 1490 and 1509 by Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu I, a Pemmasani Nayaka chieftain of the Gutti-Gandikota region during the reign of the Vijayanagara Empire.
Gollapalli Reservoir is an irrigation project located in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It receives water from Handri-Neeva canal which draws water from Srisailam reservoir. It is located at Gollapalli village in Penukonda Constituency.
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