World's largest multi-stage, multi-purpose lift irrigation project Kaleshwaram was dedicated to the nation on 28 June 2019 by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao. The project, constructed by Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) will start from July 2019.
Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) was inaugurated in the presence of Governor ESL Narasimhan, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The inaugural ceremony was held at the project site in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district near the borders with Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
Till date, the biggest lift schemes in the world were the Colorado lift scheme in America and the Great Manmade River in Egypt. The capacities of these schemes are in horsepower and they took over three decades for completion.
Now, the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project, an Indian lift scheme has become the world's biggest in terms of capacities.
LIDAR survey of Godavari begins
DECCAN CHRONICLE
PublishedSep 4, 2015,
The survey was begun from Yellampally irrigation project and was carried out till Kaleshwaram
LIDAR (Light detection and ranging) survey
The state government has decided to carry out LIDAR (Light detection and ranging) survey from Sriram Sagar Project to Bhadrachalam to study river Godavari and its basin for using water resources efficiently. The survey was begun from Yellampally irrigation project and was carried out till Kaleshwaram, using a special helicopter equipped with modern detecting and ranging technology, in district on Thursday.
SE of Yellampalli irrigation project N. Venkates-warlu said the helicopter, with the help of the detection and ranging equipment, would collect information from the earth by flying on the river. The depth of the water, length and width of the river’s banks and direction of river current can be studied with photographs captured by the cameras fitted on the helicopter, he explained.
The survey will help irrigation authorities to identify suitable locations for erecting irrigation projects across the river that separates Karimnagar from Adilabad. Accordingly, submerging villages can be photographed with 3D and high-end cameras. The state government has hired Wapcos, a consultancy for water, power and development works, for taking up the survey, he added.
The depth of the water, length and width of the river’s banks and direction of river current can be studied with photographs captured by the cameras fitted on the helicopter
The 15-day survey will also collect information pertaining to canals erected at various irrigation projects for supplying water. After completing studying Yellampalli project, Pranahita and Indravati, tributaries of Godavari, are likely to be focused on. An expert from Germany, 3 others including two engineers, of irrigation department are in the survey team.
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