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Kanithi Balancing Reservoir

Coordinates: 17°40′11″N 83°09′23″E / 17.66972°N 83.15639°E / 17.66972; 83.15639
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Kanithi Balancing Reservoir
Aerial view of Kanithi Balancing Reservoir
Location of Kanithi Balancing Reservoir within Visakhapatnam
Location of Kanithi Balancing Reservoir within Visakhapatnam
Kanithi Balancing Reservoir
LocationUkkunagaram, Visakhapatnam
Coordinates17°40′11″N 83°09′23″E / 17.66972°N 83.15639°E / 17.66972; 83.15639
Typereservoir
Primary inflowscanal from River Yeleru
Primary outflowsBorramma Gedda river
Basin countriesIndia
Max. length2.2 km (1.4 mi)

Kanithi Balancing Reservoir (KBR) is a reservoir in Ukkunagaram, Visakhapatnam, India. It is the water source for the entire Vizag steel plant and steel plant township.[1]

This large mass of water reservoir is for the captive consumption of the plant and the township alike and sits between the Township and the NH16. It draws its water from a special canal built exclusively for it from the Yeleru River flowing in East Godavari district. The reservoir spans 2.2 km by 2.0 km area with 0.5 Tmcft water storage capacity.

Most of this fresh water consumption in the steel plant can be avoided by recycling the generated effluent water which is drained into the sea.

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References

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  1. ^ Patnaik, Santosh (12 July 2016). "L&T awarded main package for second reservoir of RINL". The Hindu.