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 Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS).
Notably, with this, BHEL 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 very large size pump sets with each pump 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 & CAD (I& CAD) department of the Government of Telangana.
While, Package 6 is located in Peddapalli district, Package 8 is located in Karimnagar district of Telangana. In LIS Package 6, water shall be lifted from Sripada Yellampalli reservoir to Medaram reservoir and in Package 8, water shall be lifted from discharge of Package 7 (near Ragampet Village) to Mid Manair reservoir.
