Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme
Dam in Telangana, India
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The Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project (PRLIP) is an irrigation project in the state of Telangana, India.[1] The project aims to make 12.3 lakh acres of parched lands in erstwhile combined Mahabubnagar district into fertile lands.[2] The project is built on the Krishna river at a cost of ₹ 35,000 crore in Nagarkurnool district.[3][4] On 16 September 2023, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao operationalised the first phase of Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme at Yellur-Narlapur pump house in Nagarkurnool district.[5][6] The project will change the future of six districts viz, Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Vikarabad in South Telangana.[7][8]
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  Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project Location of Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project in India  Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project (Telangana) | |
| Location | Telangana, India |
| Coordinates | 15°57′49″N 78°8′47″E |
| Purpose | Irrigation, power, and transport |
| Status | Completed/Inaugurated |
| Construction began | 2015 |
| Opening date | 16 September 2023 |
| Construction cost | ₹ 35,000 crores |
| Owner | Telangana Irrigation Department |
| Operator | Telangana Irrigation Department |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Krishna River |
| Height | up to top of earth dam above the lowest river bed. |
| Spillway type | Chute spillway |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 67.52 TMCFT |
History
Chief Minister Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao laid the foundation stone of irrigation project on 11 June 2015.[9] The project aims to divert 70 TMC of flood water from Krishna River at Jurala project.