Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme

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]

Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project
Location of Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project in India Show map of India Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (Telangana) Show map of 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; 18 months ago (16 September 2023)
Construction cost	₹ 35,000 crores
Owner(s)	Telangana Irrigation Department
Operator(s)	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.

See also

• Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project
• R. Vidyasagar Rao Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme
• Mahatma Gandhi Kalwakurthy lift irrigation scheme