Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday inaugurated the Kaleshwaram Project at Medigadda Barrage in Kaleshwaram.
Touted as the world’s largest multi-stage, multi-purpose lift irrigation project, Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) was inaugurated in the presence of Governor E S L Narasimhan, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Telangana CM KC Rao, Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, and AP & Telangana Governor ESL Narasimhan at inauguration of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, in Kaleshwaram. pic.twitter.com/UyeqDyJWHM
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Medigadda Barrage is the starting point of the irrigation project which envisages construction of three barrages between Yellampally and Medigadda.
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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said, “Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is a gift from the people of Maharashtra to the people of Telangana. Telangana completed this project at a record speed. This project will change the face of Telangana.”
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis: Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is a gift from the people of Maharashtra to the people of Telangana. Telangana completed this project at a record speed. This project will change the face of Telangana. pic.twitter.com/dpS14qqgYo
— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2019
Built across Godavari river, KLIP will lift the water to a height of half-a-kilometer. It is designed to irrigate 45 lakh acres for two crops in a year, meet the drinking water requirement of 70 percent of the state and also cater to the needs of the industry.