Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

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Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

Ali Sagar Lift Irrigation Scheme

  • The first LIS announced in the state under Jalayagnam project was Ali Sagar Project.
  • Ali Sagar LIS is aimed at stabilization of ayacut in Nizamabad district.
  • The Scheme is proposed to lift 720 úsecs of Godavari water from Sriram Sagar Project.
  • Irrigation potential – 53,739 acres.
  • 6 Mandals are benefited by this project. They are 1. Navipet 2. Renjal 3. Yedapally 4. Nizamabad 5. Dichpally 6. Makloor
  • The first pump house of this LIS was built on the right bank of Godavari near Kosli village in Navipet mandal of Nizamabad district. Second pump house was built at Tadblijoli in Renjal mandal and third one was built at Jankampet in Yedapally mandal.
  • Water lifted from Jankampet is being flown into the main canal ofNizam Sagar through canals.
  • Sriram Sagar Project (SRSP) Stage 1
  • Sriram Sagar Project was built across Godavari river near Pochampad village in Nizamabad district.
  • The construction of Sriram Sagar Project commenced on 26 July 1963 and began irrigating 25 thousand acres in 1978.
  • It is the first project built across Godavari in Telangana region.
  • Sriram Sagar Project got its name due to the presence of Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple nearby.
  • It is a boon to the agriculture in Northern Telangana.
  • Reservoir capacity – 90 TMC.
  • Power generation capacity – 36 MW.
  • SRSP became a reality by the sacrifices of people from the villages in Nandipet, Armoor, Balkonda mandals of Nizamabad along with the villages in Lokeshwaram, Dilawarpur and Nirmal mandals ofAdilabad district. Its foundation was laid by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1963.
  • It was inaugurated in 1978 by then Chief minister Mari Chenna Reddy. The project built with an objective of providing water to 18 lakh acres has been irrigating 9.5 lakh acres in Kharif Season and 7 lakh acres in Rabi season. Water is supplied to NTPC, Ramagundam from this project.
  • Ayacut under this project- Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Warangal rural, Warangal urban, Suryapet, Mahabubabad.
  • Another name of SRSP Stage 1- Pochampadu Project).

Main canals of this project are Kakatiya, Saraswati and  Lakshmi.

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