The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation System, which was in the news recently, is constructed in

The correct answer is Telangana.

Key Points

• This project is unique because Telangana will harness water at the confluence of two rivers with the Godavari by constructing a barrage at Medigadda in the Jayashankar Bhupalpally district.

Additional Information

• The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme of Telangana is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Bhupalpally, Telangana.
• The project starts at the confluence point of Pranahita River and Godavari River.
• Originally called the Pranahita-Chevella project in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, it was redesigned, extended, and renamed as Kaleshwaram project in Telangana in 2014.
• It will also help to restore the groundwater level to its original state by the way of shifting from the usage of groundwater for irrigation to the usage of surface water.
• The project will also support Mission Kakatiya and Mission Bhagiratha schemes designed to provide drinking water to many villages and improve the capacities of tanks.