Bhel commissions two units of Telangana lift irrigation project

New Delhi: State-owned BHEL Thursday said it has commissioned two pumping units of 116 MW each of a lift irrigation project in Telangana.

The 7x116 MW Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme Package-6 is located at Peddapalli district of the state.

The pump for each unit is designed to lift 89.16 cubic metres per second of water by 105.5 metres, a company statement said.

The project, formerly known as Pranhita Chevella, is a greenfield project developed by Telangana government.

A project that is built from scratch and is not following a prior work is called a greenfield project.

In the lift irrigation project, water shall be lifted from Sripada Yellampalli reservoir to Medaram reservoir and will be used for irrigation and water supply in nearby areas.