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State Agriculture department claims that completion of KLIP would give a fillip to several districts in the State to compete with neighbouring States in the production of crops like banana, sugarcane and paddy.
Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project
Introduction And History
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Location: Kannepally (v), Mahadevpur (m), Karimnagar Dist
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Scope
Inter-State Aspects
In 2007, when Andhra Pradesh was not divided Pranahitha-Chevella Lift Irrigation Scheme taken up to utilise the water of Pranhita tributary of Godavari river.
After the formation of Telangana in 2014, the present government redesigned the project.
The reason they stated for doing it was that the original plan had too many environmental obstacles and had very low water storage provision.
After conducting Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) survey, the government separated the project into two.
The original component serving the Adilabad area was called the Pranahitha project.
The rest was renamed as Kaleshwaram by redesigning the head works, storage capacity and the canal system.
The Kaleshwaram project has provision for the storage of about 148 tmc ft with plans of utilising 180 tmc ft by lifting at least 2 tmc ft water every day for 90 flood days.
Why it is important?
It has the longest tunnel to carry water in Asia – 81 km between the Yellampally barrage and the Mallannasagar reservoir.
It has the estimated cost of Rs.80,500 crore, the costliest irrigation project to be taken up by any State.
The project is designed to irrigate arounf 7.4 lakh hectares lands.
The Kaleshwaram project has provision for the storage of about 148 tmc ft with plans of utilising 180 tmc ft by lifting at least 2 tmc ft water every day for 90 flood days.
“The project is designed to irrigate 7,38,851 hectares (over 18.47 lakh acres) uplands in the erstwhile districts of Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Warangal, Medak, Nalgonda and Ranga Reddy,” the senior engineer said.
