The J. Chokka Rao Devadula lift irrigation scheme is a

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, where the scheme's intake well is located. The foundation stone for this scheme was laid by then Chief Minister of Combined State Shri. Nara Chandra Babu Naidu in the year 2001.

The Project

The project is specially designed to lift water from the

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to irrigate more than in the

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state, India. Later it was named after the politician J. Chokkarao as the 'J. Chokkarao Devadula lift irrigation scheme'. The total work was divided into three phases for executional convenience in the year 2003. The minimum river water level required is 73 m MSL in the river to pump the water whereas the non-monsoon / lean season river water level is below 71 m MSL. Across the Godavari river,

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with FRl at 85 m MSL is in advanced stage of construction to make water available to the pump house in all seasons. The maximum water lift is by 510 meters. The project operational requirement is 484 MW power and 1.4 billion KWh of electrical energy annually for pumping 38

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water. This lift canal is an inter river basin transfer link by feeding Godavari River water to Krishna River basin in Warangal and Nalgonda districts.

Honour

The project was renamed to honour J. Chokka Rao, a freedom fighter from

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The Project

Honour

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