Mopadu Reservoir

Mopadu Reservoir is a medium irrigation reservoir located near Mopadu village in Pamur Mandal of Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. Formed by an earthen dam across the Mopadu Vagu stream, it stores monsoon water for irrigation and groundwater recharge in the surrounding agricultural area. Surrounded by low hills and scrub landscape, the reservoir is known for its calm waters, seasonal birdlife and quiet rural setting near Pamur town.

Visitors can expect a quiet rural reservoir with a broad water spread, earthen embankment and open scrub and agricultural surroundings. The site offers views of calm water, low hillocks and seasonal vegetation. There are no formal tourist developments; visitors can walk along the bund, observe the water and local birdlife, and experience a peaceful countryside environment typical of irrigation reservoirs in Prakasam district.

Mopadu Reservoir is a medium irrigation project constructed across the Mopadu Vagu, a seasonal stream in the Gundlakamma basin, to provide irrigation and drinking water support to villages in Pamur Mandal of Prakasam District. It was developed as part of Andhra Pradesh's minor and medium irrigation schemes to store monsoon runoff and improve groundwater recharge in this semi-arid region.