Kirloskar Brothers Ltd successfully completes the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract of Thota Venkatachalam Pushkara Lift Irrigation Project

Honorable UPA President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi today inaugurated the Puskhara Lift Irrigation Scheme, which was successfully completed by Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL), the largest pump manufacturer & turnkey contractor in India. “Thota Venkatachalam Pushkara” Lift Irrigation Scheme was conceived to irrigate 186,000 acres of land in East Godavari district as well as provide drinking water for cattle. Pushkara scheme will help bring a green revolution near Purushottapatnam village in Andhra Pradesh.

Smt Gandhi later visited Warangal to inaugurate the Devedula phase–I scheme – a scheme of the Irrigation & CAD Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh to provide for irrigation & drinking water in the command areas of Warangal, Karimnagar, Nalgonda, and Medak.

The Thota Venkatachalam Pushkara Lift Irrigation work was entrusted to KBL as Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor, and the scope of work involved design, supply, installation testing and commissioning of pump machinery, transformer substation, rising main (PSC / Steel Pipeline), pump house, delivery cistern etc. along with all related electrical instrumentation work inclusive of operation and maintenance contract for 3 years. The Pushkara Lift Irrigation Scheme will help irrigate 186,000 acres of land in East Godavari district and provide drinking water for cattle. Pushkara scheme will thus help in bringing a green revolution near Purushottapatnam village in East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

On the occasion Mr. Sanjay Kirloskar, Managing Director, KBL, said “ We have a long and meaningful relationship with the people and government of Andhra Pradesh. It has been our constant endeavor to provide innovative and cost efficient solutions to the farmer. This on time commissioning of the pumping station reinforces our commitment” Pushkar Lift irrigation scheme is the third scheme in East Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh, wherein 1,86,000 acres of land will come under irrigation. Complete scheme is envisaged to lift 20 cumecs water from Godavari river.

During the execution stage, extended monsoons/ floods presented a major problem with the well being totally submerged and silted. De-silting was a major challenge, successfully encountered. This, scheme was successfully commissioned and will provide irrigation & drinking water in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. The Pump house for the scheme has been constructed in immediate vicinity of a major river and has high embankments.

The Devdhula Lift Irrigation Scheme is the second largest scheme in the world in terms of total lift. It is India’s highest lift irrigation scheme. Kirloskar Brothers Limited have introduced the metallic volute pump with the head of 130 meter and capacity of 18 million litres/hour. KBL is the first Indian company to design, manufacture, install and commission this type of pump for lift irrigation application in India.

Phase I is designed for lifting 10 cumecs of water , having 2 pumps at each pump station. Intake is designed to deliver 10,000 litres /sec of water from Godavari river upto Bhimghanpur. In doing so, we have eliminated 2 pumping stations which would save Rs. 50 Crores per year by innovative and energy efficient system design.

Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. thus pledges to go a long way in partnering the people of Andhra Pradesh and the government in achieving a green revolution.

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