KALESHWARAM LIFT IRRIGATION PROJECT – GOVERNMENT SCHEME
News:
Telangana irrigation is
model to nation: Bhagwant Mann
What's
in the news?
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann
said that the irrigation system being implemented in Telangana stands as a role
model for the nation.
Kaleshwaram
Lift Irrigation Project:
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The Kaleshwaram Multipurpose Lift
Irrigation Project, the world's largest
irrigation and drinking water system, was inaugurated in 2019 in Telangana.
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The multipurpose project involves the
States of Maharashtra and Telangana.
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The source of the water is the river Godavari.
Unique
features:
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It has the longest tunnel to carry water in Asia, running up to 81 km.
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The project would also utilise the highest
capacity pumps, up to 139 MW, in the country to lift water.
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By the time the water reaches
Kondapochamma Sagar, the last reservoir in the system about 227 kms away, the
Godavari water would have been lifted to a height of 618 metres from its source
at Medigadda.
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The project had to be built at such a size
and scale because while the Godavari flows at 100 metres below Mean Sea Level,
Telangana is located at 300 to 650 metres above MSL.
Significance:
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Kaleshwaram will transform Telangana into
an agricultural powerhouse.
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It will enable Telangana farmers to reap
multiple crops with a year-round supply of water.
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Mission
Bhagiratha is a project to supply drinking water to every
household in villages.
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This mission draws a large quantity of
water from the KLIS and some quantity from projects on River Krishna.