Table 1 Details of the reservoir selected for the study.

From: Sustainable application of edible solute to control reservoir evaporation loss

State

Name of the reservoir

River

District

Latitude

Longitude

Average water surface area (km2)

Andhra Pradesh

Kandaleru

Kandaleru

Nellore

14° 20’ 50.64"N

79° 35’38.76"E

36

Madduvalasa

Suvarnamukhi

Srikakulam

18° 36’ 34.2"N

83° 35’12.84"E

14

Somasila

Penna

Nellore

14° 29’ 27.24"N

79° 12’40.68"E

185

Thandava

Thandava

East Godavari

17° 38’ 56.04"N

82° 27’ 32.4"E

23

Telangana

Manjeera

Manjeera

Manjeera

17°39’34.2"N

78° 3’ 37.08"E

5

Nagarjuna

Krishna

Nalgonda and Palnadu

16° 33’ 0"N

79° 13’ 48"E

212

Sriram Sagar

Godavari

Nizamabad

18° 58’ 6.96"N

78° 20’ 27.96"E

244

Srisailam

Krishna

Nagarkurnool, Nandyal, Domalapenta

16° 5’ 12.84"N

78° 53’ 47.4"E

311