Height
The height of Almatti dam was originally restricted to 52.26 meters by the supreme court of India.The Krishna River conflict between Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharastra was resolved by the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal and the dam was authorised to be raised to the height of 52.4 meters.
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