Kaleshwaram Project – A Growth Engine for comprehensive Godavari Basin development Plan

Kaleshwaram Projects is planned as a multi stage lift irrigation scheme with an investment of Rs. 80,190 crores, having seven links and various Civil and Electro Mechanical components viz barrages (3), reservoirs (24) with 141TMC storage capacity, tunnels (203 km), pressure pipe lines (93 km), gravity canals (1531 km), pump houses(21), electric sub stations (21) which spread in 13 districts and benefit 2.5 crore population in 23 districts of Telangana State. It lifts Godavari waters from 100 m to 618 m MSL. Apart from providing irrigation and drinking water facilitates to 45 lakh acres, Kaleshwaram project will have manifold impacts on development of inland fisheries, inland navigation, eco and temple tourism, water sports, industries, urban development and sustainability, improving bio diversity and possibility of storing 450 TMC in the existing reservoirs within the radar of Kaleshwaram Project, Kaleshwaram Project is now termed by the engineering experts as the largest Multi Stage Lift Irrigation Scheme in the world having manifold development impacts. Thus, it is treated as Growth Engine of Telangana State with a comprehensive Godavari Basin Development Plan.