Dindi River

Krishna River
Sunset at the Dindi Reservoir in Telangana, India
Location
Country	India
State	Telangana
Region	South India
Physical characteristics
Source	Ranga Reddy District
• location	Telangana, India
• coordinates	17°03′22″N 77°59′25″E / 17.05611°N 77.99028°E / 17.05611; 77.99028
• elevation	655 m (2,149 ft)
Mouth	Krishna River
• location	Nagarjuna Sagar backwaters, Nalgonda district, Telangana, India
• coordinates	16°21′35″N 17°12′22″E / 16.35972°N 17.20611°E / 16.35972; 17.20611
• elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Length	200 km (120 mi)

The Dindi (Telugu: డిండి/దుందుభి) is a river in Telangana, India. It is a left-bank tributary of the Krishna River, serving as a vital water source for irrigation and drinking purposes in Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda districts.^[1][2] It is more commonly known as the Dundubhi River in upstream areas such as Udithyal and Balanagar.

Course

The Dindi River originates in the Maheshwaram Range of the Ranga Reddy district. From its source, the river flows in a southeasterly direction and empties into the Krishna River at the backwaters of the Nagarjuna Sagar. The river's flow often experiences a significant surge during the rainy monsoon season and recedes to a narrow stream during the peak summer months.^[3]

Major Dams

Dindi Reservoir

The most prominent structure on the river is the Dindi Reservoir (officially known as the R. Vidyasagar Rao Dindi Lift Irrigation Project), located near the village of Dindi in Nalgonda district. The reservoir is primarily used for irrigation and provides drinking water to nearby villages.^[4] It has a capacity of 59 million cubic meters.

SLBC Nakkalagandi Reservoir Project

The SLBC Nakkalagandi Reservoir, commonly referred to as the Dindi Balancing Reservoir, serves as a critical storage facility designed to receive water from the Srisailam Reservoir via a 43.5km underground tunnel.^[5][6] It is a key component of the Alimineti Madhava Reddy Project, engineering to provide sustainable drinking water and irrigation to the drought-prone and fluoride-affected regions of the Nalgona district.^[7]

The river also has numerous smaller check dams along its course.

Bridges

The Dindi River is spanned by several bridges along its course, some of which are listed below.

• Dundubhi Bridge at Balanagar, along National Highway 44
• Potlapally Bridge
• Edganpalle Bridge
• Alwanpally Bridge, along National Highway 167
• Medipur Bridge, along National Highway 167-K
• Molgara Bridge
• Chinthapally Bridge

References

1. District Census Handbook, Andhra Pradesh, Census 1961: Nalgonda 1967
2. Jadhav, Harshada; Kandekar, Avinash M.; Das, Sumit (18 December 2024). "Climatic and Anthropogenic Influences on Long-Term Discharge and Sediment Load Changes in the Second-Largest Peninsular Indian Catchment". Water. 16 (24): 3648. Bibcode:2024Water..16.3648J. doi:10.3390/w16243648. ISSN 2073-4441.
3. "Dindi | 155 km, India". waterwaymap.org. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
4. Today, Telangana (9 January 2025). "Telangana: Chorus grows for completion of Palamuru irrigation project". Telangana Today. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
5. "Govt to begin SLBC tunnelling from Dindi in a month". The Times of India. 6 May 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
6. Today, Telangana (20 September 2024). "Cabinet approves SLBC tunneling works revised estimates of Rs.4,637 crore". Telangana Today. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
7. Venugopal, Kurakula (July 2023). "A Study of Telangana's Agricultural Development and Irrigation" (PDF). Anveshana's International Journal of Research. July 2023.