Top 5 Best Projects In India
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All of us know that India is improving its infrastructure Projects in all Sectors. India is developing and modernizing very rapidly. The country is being brought forward by huge mega-projects that will completely change the physical and digital infrastructure. These modern mega-projects in India can compete with the very best in the world! These 5 Best Irrigation projects will do wonders in the technical as well as construction.
Here is the top 5 Best Projects In India
1) Kaleshwaram Project
2) Polavaram Project
3) Pattiseema Project
4) Mission Bhagiratha
5) Narmada Canal Solar Project
Kaleshwaram Project :
Kaleshwaram project is lift irrigation scheme of Telangana which is the biggest scheme in the world.Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project starts at the confluence point of Pranhita River and Godavari River i.e, at Kaleshwaram village in Telangana.
It is estimated that Pranahita river has an annual average flow of 280 TMC. It remains untapped as its course is principally through the dense forests and other ecologically sensitive zones such as wild life sanctuaries Kaleshwaram Project is divided into ‘7’ links and ‘28’ packages covering about 500 Kms of 13 districts and a canal network of about 1800 Kms. Project aims to utilise a total of 240 TMC (195 TMC from Medigadda barrage + 20 from Sripada Yellampalli Project + 25 TMC from groundwater). Of this 240 TMC, water has been divided as 169 TMC is for irrigation, 30 TMC for Hyderabad, 10 TMC for drinking water in villages along the project, 16 TMC for industries and 12 TMC is estimated evaporation losses. Project aims to create a new ayacut of 18.25 lakh acres in 13 districts and stabilisation of existing ayacut of 18.82 lakh acres.
The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme is worth ₹80,000 crore. This is the most expensive irrigation project that any state in the country has ever taken up. The project involves irrigating 18 lakh acres of land in 13 districts. It also involves stabilizing another 17 lakh acres of land in another seven districts.
Polavaram Project :
Polavaram Project is a multi-purpose irrigation project which has been accorded national project status by the union government of India.This dam across the Godavari River is under construction located in West Godavari District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh state and its reservoir spreads in parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha States.The project located along west Godavari was cleared in 2004 and is still under construction. According to the government, “As of March 2017, the project was delayed due to land acquisition issues and revised project completion date was 31-Dec-2019. The cost of the project was increased due to following reasons: 1) Change in DSR (District Schedule of Rate) and RSR (Regional Schedule of Rate) & Change in design.” The project costing Rs 20,000 crore aims to create an irrigation network over 720,000 acres of land.
Polavaram Project is a multi-purpose irrigation project which has been accorded national project status by the union government of India.This dam across the Godavari River is under construction located in West Godavari District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh state and its reservoir spreads in parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha States.The project located along west Godavari was cleared in 2004 and is still under construction. According to the government, “As of March 2017, the project was delayed due to land acquisition issues and revised project completion date was 31-Dec-2019. The cost of the project was increased due to following reasons: 1) Change in DSR (District Schedule of Rate) and RSR (Regional Schedule of Rate) & Change in design.” The project costing Rs 20,000 crore aims to create an irrigation network over 720,000 acres of land.
The project reservoir has live storage 75.2 tmcft at canal's full supply level of 41.15 metres (135 ft) MSL and gross storage 194 tmcft thereby enabling irrigation of 23,20,000 acre (including stabilisation of existing irrigated lands) in Krishna, West Godavari, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts of Andhra Pradesh. The silt free dead storage water of nearly 100 tmcft above the spillway crest level 24.5 metres (80 ft) MSL, can also be used in downstream lift irrigation projects (Pattiseema lift, Tadipudi lift, Chintalapudi lift, Thorrigedda lift, Pushkara lift, Purushothapatnam lift, Venkatanagaram lift, Chagalnadu lift, etc.) and Dowleswaram Barrage during the summer months. Chintalapudi lift / Jalleru project will supply water to irrigate most of the highlands in West Godavari and Krishna districts including the existing command area under Nagarjunasagar left canal in AP facilitating 40 tmcft saved Krishna river water for diversion to Rayalaseema from Srisailam reservoir. AP announced the decision to construct Purushothapatnam lift irrigation scheme to transfer water at the rate of 3,500 cusecs to Polavaram left bank canal and at the rate of 1,400 cusecs to Yeleru reservoir for feeding Yeleru canal which is supplying water to Vizag city.
Pattiseema Project
Andhra Pradesh State government has taken up the integration of two major rivers Godavari and Krishna and is finishing the project in a record time. Integration of Rivers is a major dream of the Country since its days of independence.
The government had come up with the idea of building a lift irrigation scheme at Pattiseema village in Polavaram Mandal in West Godavari district in January 2015 to quickly get Godavari water to meet the irrigation needs of Krishna delta, which was started facing increased water shortage in recent times, as the main project was expected to take a longer time.The water was meant to stabilise 12 lakh acres of existing ayacut besides meeting the second crop requirements of Krishna delta. One tmc of water is adequate to irrigate 10,000 acres of area, according to irrigation engineers.Prakasam Barrage, which feeds the Krishna delta( Krishna district-6.79 lakh acres, Guntur district 4.99 lakh acres, West Godavari 0.58 lakh acres and Prakasham 0,72 lakh acres) has about 130 tmc of water allocation but was not receiving its share owing to upstream projects as well as the overall water shortfall in Krishna bas in.Godavari-Krishna linkage will benefit the Krishna delta in terms of timely availability and adequate quantities of water even for raising the second crop, officials say.
Cost and funding :The project cost is estimated at RS 1300 Crores.
Benefits : It provides Irrigation water to 7 Lakh Acres which provides Crores of additional agricultural produce to farmers from Krishna- Godavari regions and the Rayalaseema region.
Mission Bhagiratha :
Telangana government’s ambitious project to provide piped drinking water to every household — has crossed several barriers and is now closer to becoming a reality. The project, when completed, is likely to be a major socio-economic game-changer for a populace that is currently facing se eral issues in this regard, such as fluoride-contaminated water, availability of potable water only at far-off areas and dependence on water tankers.
The biggest challenge while implementing the project, experts say, was laying pipelines to the length of a whopping 50,000 km — almost four times the distance between India and the US. A group of companies with technological expertise in this area has come forward to make the government’s dream a reality, with Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd. (MEIL), being a prominent player.
MEIL has been assigned 50 per cent of the pipe-laying works (25,000 km), of which it has already laid pipelines to the length of 20,000 km. The company is also in charge of the operation and maintenance of the project for the next 10 years.
The project was completed at record pace in Gajwel constituency, headed by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The project has been in use for the last one year already. The citizens of Gajwel constituency have already acknowledged the quality of works executed by MEIL. MEIL already has the distinction of successfully executing Water Grid packages in Gujarat five years ago
After the formation of Telangana, its Chief Minister took up Mission Bhagiratha as a prestigious task. MEIL has bagged multiple packages in this scheme, which were on an international bidding process. Even though other infra companies are executing the project’s works, MEIL is the only organization to finish its targets on time. MEIL has its own manufacturing units to produce pipes required for the project.
Narmada Canal Solar Project :
Gujarat’s canal-top solar project covers a 5.5 km section of the Narmada canal with a photovoltaic grid. This 10 MW solar project is one of its kind in the world. Located at Chandrasan village near Mehsana, the plant is designed to generate 1.6 million units of electricity per year along with preventing water from evaporation. The project will eliminate the need of land solar projects and is expected to save two billion liters of water annually. Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited will build the plant and maintain it for 25 years.
The Canal Solar Power Project is a project launched in Gujarat, India, to use the 19,000 km (12,000 mi) long network of Narmada canals across the state for setting up solar panels to generate electricity.It was the first ever such project in India. This project has been commissioned by SunEdison India.