The rivers flowing through Adilabad district are Godavari River, Penganga, Pranahitha and Kadem and other minor rivers. Kadam dam was constructed at the place, where River Godavari joins with River Kadam.It is usually hot and dry because of southwest monsoon. It rains from June to September and the rain recedes from October. The land in the district is divided into red soil and black soil. The water sources to this district are Kadem Project, Vattivagu Project, Satnalavagu project, Saraswathi Canal, Sriram Sagar Projects, Penganga, Pranahitha and Chelamalavagu project. Pochampadu Reservoir on river Godavari caters the water supply to the farm fields. The total irrigated areas in hectares presently are 42,000, as against 31,000 in the year 1956-57. RIVER GODAVARI: Originally the proposal was to construct high Pochampad Dam across Godavari to utilize nearly 330 TMC feet of water from river Godavari. The Godavari north and south canals would irrigate about 20 Lakh acres of land to benefit farmers of Adilabad, Karimanagar, Warangal, Khammam and Nalgonda districts. PROJECTS  SRIRAM SAGAR PROJECT: Central water commission clearance was obtained in 1996 subject to forest clearance for 1210 acres. Administrative approval by the government was given in July 1996 for acquiring 229 acres  SRIRAM SAGAR PROJECT: Stage II was planned to utilize 40.28TMC feet of water to irrigate 5.87 lakh acres. It envisages the following irrigation projects.  Extension of Kakatiya Main Canal from km 284 to km 345.932 to irrigate 4.40 lakh acres in Warangal, Khammam and Nalgonda districts  Extension of Sarswathi Canal from km 77 to km 144 to irrigate 80,000 acres in Adilabad,  Covering an ayacut of 68,000 acres in Adilabad by modernization of Kadam Canal up to km 77,  The S.R.S.R (stage II) was approved by Central water commission IN 1996 for estimated cost of 698 crores. This work is still pending.  SARASWATHI CANAL: It irrigates 79000 acres of ayacut by pumping of 10 TMC feet of water from Yellampalli Barage from 6.5 km to km 77 of Kadem canal  PRANAHITA LI SCHEME: It was proposed across Pranahita river, a tributary of Godavari. The government of Maharastra has expressed its inability to accept the proposal. The Andhra Pradesh government is proposed to utilize natural pool in the Godavari river below the confluence of Vardha and Wain Ganga nearTumbi in Adilabad Dist and lift 5TMC of water in 2 stages to irrigate 50,000 acres in Adilabad Dist.  Lower Penganga Project:This is a joint project of Maharastra and Andhra Pradesh across the river Pen Ganga near Chilkala Wadi in Yeotmal. It cultivates 2.38 lakh acres in Yeotmal, Chanda, Districts of Maharastra and 40,000 acres in Adilabad District of Andhra Pradesh.  It was also agreed by the states that the cost of work would be shared by the respective states on proportion of water utilization. However, this project is still pending for various reasons.  MANDAKINI CANAL: It is tail end of Saraswathi canal from km 77 to km 144 . This canal is passing through forest in Adilabad district. This project is still in the initial stages of identifying the land.