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NAGARJUNA SAGAR Built across river
Krishna, it is the world's largest masonry dam. How to reach: The airport nearest to Nagarjuna Sagar is in Hyderabad, 150 km away. And the nearest rail head is Macherla, 29 km from Nagarjuna Sagar. There is regular bus service to Nagarjuna Sagar from Macherla, Hyderabad, Warangal (237 km) and Vijayawada (192 km).
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About 150 km from Hyderabad, Nagarjuna Sagar is also an
important Buddhist centre. Called Vijayapuri in ancient times, it has
been renamed after Buddhist saint Acharya Nagarjuna. Seventeen centuries
old Buddhist civilisation, discovered during the construction of the
dam, has been excavated and preserved here at Nagarjunakonda, an island
in the midst of the man-made Nagarjunasagar lake. Eleven km downstream
is Ethipothala waterfalls, cascading down the hills to a 22-metre fall.
The lagoon formed has a crocodile breeding centre, a tourist attraction.
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