Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Project | |
Dam Crosses: | Krishna River |
Location: | Telangana, India |
Dam Height: | up to top of earth dam above the lowest river bed. |
Spillway Type: | Chute spillway |
Construction Began: | 2015 |
Status: | Completed/Inaugurated |
Cost: | ₹ 35,000 crores |
Owner: | Telangana Irrigation Department |
Operator: | Telangana Irrigation Department |
Res Capacity Total: | 67.52 TMCFT |
Purpose: | Irrigation, power, and transport |
Coordinates: | 78.1464°N 15.9636°W |
Location Map: | India#India Telangana |
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]
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.