BHEL commissions two more pumping units of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned two more pumping units each at Package-6 (7×116 MW) and Package-8 (7×139 MW) of the mega Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS).

With this, BHEL, a public sector major (PSU), has successfully commissioned all 14 pumping units of these packages within a record period of six months and well within the scheduled time. These are large pump sets.

Each of these pumps is designed to lift 89 cumecs of water against a head of 100 to 125 metres.

Kaleshwaram is a greenfield irrigation project and is being developed by the Irrigation department of Telangana.