Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project

• Kaleshwaram Project, the flagship project ofTelangana was dedicated to the Nation by the Chief Minister of Telangana KCR on 21 June 2019. E.S.L. Narasimhan, the Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, DevendraFadnavis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of AndhraPradesh were present when the barrage was opened at Medigadda in Jayashankar-Bhupalpally district. Kaleshwaram Project is constructed across Godavari at ‘Kannepalli Village near Mahadevapura, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district.
• It is the largest Project taken up after the formation of Telangana State. Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is World’s largest lift irrigation project with 3 Barrages, 1531 km ofGravity Canals, 203 km ofTunnels, 20 Lifts, 19 Pump houses and 20 Reservoirs with total capacity of 147 TMC water irrigating 45 lakh acres.
• It is planned to reach the capacity of lifting 3 TMC of water per day within a year from the present 2 TMC per day.
• After conducting Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) survey the government of Telangana redesigned the carlier Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Pranahita -Chevella Srujala sravanthi project as Kaleshwaram Project. The foundation stone for this project was laid on 2nd May 2016.
• The objective of the project is to provide water for irrigation, restore groundwater levels, and supplyyáter for drinking and industrial needs in various districts. Initially, the project objective was to divert 160 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of water to irrigate 16,4 lakh acres of land across seven districts. However, after redesigning the project and constructing new barrages, this has increased significantly to 18.3 lakh acres spread over 13 districts. Which include the drought prone districts in the state.
• It also supplies water to Mission Bhagiratha, provides 40 TMC drinking water to Hyderabad and several towns and villages in the State and 16 TMC water for industrial needs.
• To utilize Godavari water to the maximum extent, the earlier proposed Pranahita- Chevella project across Pranahita near Tummidi Hatti was redesigned and re-engineered to construct a barrage across Godavari at Medigadda downstream of the earlier proposed site.
• The lifting of water to a height of 500m and distribution across Telangana is considered as a marvelous feat of engineering.
• The construction Project was divided into (2 blocks)They include Medigadda barrage, Medaram farrage, Medaraalifk AnnaramJift ghn Sundilla barrage.
• The entire project involves pumping of water to Medaram barrage near Nandi Medaram from Sundilla lift andYellampalli, tunnel from Medaram reservoir, construction of pump house at Rajampet, pumping of water from
• Med Manair to Upper Manair, digging of approach canal from Mid Manair and construction of head regulator. The main works of the project were completed by Megha Engineering Company, Navayuga, L&T, Afcons. The Biggest lift schemes in the world include The Colorado lift scheme in the US and the Great Manmade Ríver in Egypt.
• 43 motors, each with a capacity of 40 megawatts are installed at Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla pump houses. The capacity of each motor in Package 8 is 130 MW.
• BHEL has designed and developed these huge motors and Megha completed their installation.
• Medigadda, the first barrage in Kaleshwaram was built by L&T and Annaram barrage was built by Afcons Foreign technology was also used in the project.
• Pumps, motors from companies like Andritz, ABB, Xylem, KBL, Flowmore, Siemens from Austria, England. Germany, China and Japan were used in the project. The 11 motors installed at Kaanapali pump house, the first and important pump hose in Kaleshwaram project, were imported from Finland.
• The project requires 7152 MW of electricity to pump 3 TMCS of water daily, In the first phase, 4,992 MWs of electricity is being used for pumping 2 TMCs of water.
• The total cost of the Project including additional components and re-engineering package -Rs 1.06 lakh crore.

The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation System (KLIS) is considered to be one of the world’s largest multi-purpose projects. Explain the design of the project and its significance in the development of Telangana.

First step is to understand the demand of the question	The question is about the design of KLIS and its significance in development. The directive word is Explain. Clearly describe the various components of the project and write about its importance.
Introduction	The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Bhupalpally District, Telangana, India. The 3 main purposes of this project are irrigation, transport, and power.
Body	The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is divided into 7 links and 28 packages spanning a distance of approximately 500 km (310 mi) through 13 districts and utilizing a canal network of more than 1,800 km (1,100 mi). The project aims to produce a total of 240 TMC (195 from Medigadda Barrage, 20 from Sripada Yellampalli project and 25 from groundwater), of which 169 has been allocated for irrigation, 30 for Hyderabad municipal water, 16 for miscellaneous industrial uses and 10 for drinking water in nearby villages, with the remainder being estimated evaporation loss. Links & Irrigated Command Area/Ayacut (Acres) Link-I: From Medigadda Barrage on Godavari River to Sripada Yellampalli Project (30,000 acres) Link-II: From Sripada Yellampalli Project to Mid Manair Dam Link-III: From Mid Manair Dam to Upper Manair Reservoir (86,150 acres) Link-IV: From upper Manair Dam to Konda Pochamma Reservoir (595,754 acres) Link-V: From Anicut to Chityala (243,500 acres) Link-VI: From Sri Komaravelli Mallanna Sagar to Singur Dam (280,296 acres) Link-VII: From SRSP Foreshore to Nizam Sagar Canals and to Dilawarpur and Hangarga village for Nirmal and Mudhole Constituency (590,000 acres) Total: 1,65,700 acres (New ayacut) Apart from: 1,875,00+ acres (Stabilisation of existing ayacut) Significance: Telangana is at an elevation of 300 metres to 650 metres above mean sea level. River Godavari flows at an elevation of 100 metres below mean sea level. Hence gigantic pumps have to be used for pumping water. A barrage is constructed at Medigadda in Jayshankar Bhupalpally district and reverse pump the water into the main Godavari river and divert it through lifts and pumps into a huge and complex system of reservoirs, water tunnels, pipelines, and canals. By the time the water reaches Kondapochamma Sagar, the last reservoir in the system about 227 km away in Gajwel district, the Godavari water would have been lifted to a height of 618 metres from its source at Medigadda. This project will have the longest underground irrigation tunnel in the world (14.09 Km). The pumps would be operating at a cavern and surge pool which also holds a record for being the biggest in the world with a capacity to hold 2 crore litres of water. Apart from the obvious benefits like irrigation, drinking water and transportation, it will also help in other aspects which are mentioned below Kaleshwaram will transform Telangana into an agricultural powerhouse. The project will enable farmers in Telangana to reap multiple crops with a year-round supply of water wherein earlier they were dependent on rains resulting in frequent crop failures. This year, Telangana farmers have already delivered bumper rabi crops of paddy and maize due to better irrigation facilities and an extended monsoon. This project will help the fishing industry. There is a burgeoning fresh water fishing industry in the state as the numerous water bodies created under the project are also being used to grow fish and locals are given rights to fish and sell. KLIS covers several districts which used to face rainfall deficit and the groundwater is fluoride-contaminated. Apart from providing water for irrigation to 45 lakh acres, a main component of the project is supply of drinking water to several towns and villages and also to twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Development of Water sports Improve the tourism industry. State Governments of Telangana and Maharashtra have signed water-sharing agreement from this project, thus putting an end to the decades-old disagreement between the 2 states.
Conclusion	Also Mission Bhagiratha, the Rs 43,000-crore project to supply drinking water to every household in villages, draws a large quantity of water from the KLIS and some quantity from projects on River Krishna.