STUFF WORKS's video: Telangana lifeline Kaleshwaram Project

తెలంగాణ కోటి ఎకరాల మాగాణ కావాలి అన్న లక్ష్యంతో టీఆర్ఎస్ ప్రభుత్వం చేపట్టిన తెలంగాణ వరప్రదాయిని కాళేశ్వరం ప్రాజెక్టు Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project previously known as (Pranahita-Chevella Lift Irrigation Project) is an under-construction multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Bhoopalpally, Telangana, India.[1] Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project starts at the confluence point of Pranhita River and Godavari River i.e, at Kaleshwaram village in Telangana. Pranahita river in itself is a confluence of various other smaller tributaries like Wardha, Penganga and Wainganga Rivers. It is estimated that Pranahita river has an annual average flow of 280 TMC. It remains untapped as its course is principally through the dense forests and other ecologically sensitive zones such as wild life sanctuaries. Kaleshwaram Project is divided into ‘7’ links and ‘28’ packages covering about 500 km of 13 districts and a canal network of about 1,800 km. Project aims to utilise a total of 240 TMC (195 TMC from Medigadda barrage + 20 from Sripada Yellampalli Project + 25 TMC from groundwater). Of this 240 TMC, water has been divided as 169 TMC is for irrigation, 30 TMC for Hyderabad, 10 TMC for drinking water in villages along the project, 16 TMC for industries and 12 TMC is estimated evaporation losses. Project aims to create a new ayacut of 18.25 lakh acres in 13 districts and stabilisation of existing ayacut of 18.82 lakh acres.