3. Innovation in Irrigation-Kaleswaram
Kaleswaram, the brainchild of Sri K Chandrashekhar Rao, is considered the world’s largest multipurpose, multistage lift irrigation project. The other two such projects in the world (one in the USA – Colorado; and the other in Egypt-Great Manmade River) took three decades for their complection. But Kaleswaram Lift Irrigation project (KLIP) was inaugurated in just three years (on 21 June 2019) after starting work on it in 2016. With three barrages, 20 lifts and 20 reservoirs, it aims at lifting water to 500 meters height and carrying it to over 500 KMs spanning 13 districts with a canal network corssing 1800 KMs.Buit on the Godavari at Kaleswaram in Jayashankar Bhupalpalli district, the project mainly aims to use the till now unused pranahitha waters near its confluence with the Godavari. The project presently lifts 2 TMC (Thousand million cubic feet) water per day.Plans are afoot to increase the capacity to 3 TMC a day. It aims at irrigating 37 Lakh acres, besides meeting the drinking water needs of Hyderabad and other villages, developing water transport and promoting fisheries and tourism.
1) Why is Kaleswaram called a multipurpose project?
2) Support the statement that KLIP is a multistage project.
3) What is the difference between KLIP and the other such projects in the world?
4) Name the river that provides water to KLIP
5) To what height is water lifted from the beginning to the final point?
6) What is the irrigation potential of KLIP in acres?
7) Expand TMC
.8) Give the location of KLIP.
ANSWERS
1) as it irrigates, supplies drinking water, develops water transport, promotes fisheries and tourism.
2) as it consists of three barrages, 20 lifts and 20 reservoirs.
3) KLIP was inaugurated in just three years while others took three decades.
4) the Pranahitha and the Godavari
5) 500 meters high
6) 37 lakh acres
7) Thousand million cubic feet
8) Godavari at Kaleswaram in Jayashankar Bhupalpalli district.