10 MUST KNOW FACTS ABOUT PATTISEEMA PROJECT, INDIA’S FASTEST BUILT MEGA IRRIGATION PROJECT

[bhagat]

Andhra Pradesh State government has taken up the integration of two major rivers Godavari and Krishna and is finishing the project in a record time.

Integration of Rivers is a major dream of the Country since its days of independence. Agricultural Scientists, Irrigation Engineers and our Visionary Prime Ministers have given River Integration as a solution to make Indian Agriculture Flourish.

River Integration is a Nation’s Dream.

Andhra Pradesh is making Nation’s dream true by integration 2 major rivers Godavari and Krishna.

Here are things to know about Pattiseema Project ( Integration of River Krishna and Godavari) :
1. THE PROJECT STARTED WITH AN MISSION TO MAKE RAYALASEEMA DROUGHT FREE.

Rayalaseema has scarcity of water and rainfall and is one of the most heavily drought hit places of South India.

On the other hand, Godavari river is the most flooded river in the South India.

There is Surplus and Deficit. This project from AP state government is a solution for making Rayalaseema Drought free.
2. WHY WASTE PRECIOUS WATER INTO THE OCEAN.?!

Every year, an estimated amount of 3000 TMC of water is flooded into Bay of Bengal from river Godavari.

Utilizing a minute amount of this wastage will make Rayalaseema drought free.

But how do we take the water from Godavari to Rayalaseema which are separated by 500 KMs.?
3. POLAVARAM RIGHT CANAL THAT PLAYED THE ROLE.

Polavaram project which is under construction on River Godavari in Andhra Pradesh state aims to give water to River Krishna at Vijayawada and to Vishakapatnam City and the lands enroute to it through its left and right canals.

Due to the huge budget of the Polavaram Project and dependency on the central government, it is estimated to take another 5-7 years to complete.

The right canal that connects Polavaram project with Krishna River at Vijayawada was 70-80% complete.

4. THE SOLUTION WAS SO COOL.

Using the right canal which is close to ready, CM Chandrababu Naidu and his team proposed a project to give water to Rayalaseema instead of waiting for 7 more years in drought.

Not to affect the Godavari Districts, an additional 1 meter of buffer was imposed on the water level of River Godavari.

15 Meters and above is considered flooding water at Pattiseema, which would be lifted through powerful motors.

Using the right canal which is close to ready, CM Chandrababu Naidu and his team proposed a project to give water to Rayalaseema instead of waiting for 7 more years in drought.

Not to affect the Godavari Districts, an additional 1 meter of buffer was imposed on the water level of River Godavari.

15 Meters and above is considered flooding water at Pattiseema, which would be lifted through powerful motors.

The Pattiseema lift irrigation project would lift the surplus flooding water from river godavari into the Right Canal.

Under the Bachawat tribunal and inter-state agreement between Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, 80 tmc of water can be diverted from River Godavari to River Krishna. Pattiseema project will bring the 80 TMC water to River Krishna.

6. 80 TMC OF GODAVARI WATER WILL REACH KRISHNA RIVER AT VIJAYAWADA.

Every year, a shared amount of water is released from Srisailam Dam to reach Prakasam Barrage for the needs of Krishna Delta.

Now that Godavari water is reaching Krishna Delta, we wouldn’t need the water to be released from Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar for Krishna Delta.

8. WHEN YOU CANT TAKE WATER UPSTREAM, THESE CRAZY IDEAS DO COME UP.

River Krishna flows through the border of Rayalaseema region at Srisailam.

Every year, water allocated to Andhra Pradesh on river Krishna are shared through out the catchment area.

Water from Srisailam will be released further down to Nagarjuna Sagar project and then further down to Prakasam Barrage to serve the needs of Krishna Delta.

Now that, water from Godavari is filling up Krishna River at Prakasam barrage we wouldn’t need the water from Srisailam Dam which is the upstream of River Krishna.


10 Must Know Facts about Pattiseema Project, India's Fastest built Mega Irrigation Project.

 

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9. SAVED WATER IN RIVER KRISHNA IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE RAYALASEEMA.

Saved water in River Krishna is distributed to the Rayalaseema through Pothireddypadu head regulator for its Irrigational and Domestic needs making it a drought free region.

10. THE MEGA PROJECT WHICH BROKE THE RECORDS.

SOME MORE FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THE PATTISEEMA PROJECT:

• The project cost is estimated at 1300 Crores.
• It provides Irrigation water to 7 Lakh Acres which provides Crores of additional agricultural produce to farmers from Krishna- Godavari regions and the Rayalaseema region.
• Government and the MEIL construction company used Whatsapp groups to track the progress of the project and for faster communications. Engineers would send pictures of the work from time to time for review.
• CC cameras were installed with a LIVE link to Secretariat to track the progress of the work.
• This is the fastest River integration mega project ever took up in India.
• Foundation stone for the project was laid on March 29th 2015 and the Inauguration of Phase -I is on August 15th. Project will be complete in 6 months.
• It is South India’s first River Integration Project.

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, the master mind behind the project and its fastest execution is dedication the River Intergration Project of Godavari-Krishna Rivers on Independence Day, August 15th, 2015. The Irrigation minister of the state, Devineni Uma Maheshwara Rao, his department and the Workers and Engineers who worked day and night to finish the Project need a special appreciation for sure.

The water pumped into canal from River Godavari would take 7 – 8 days to reach Prakasam Barrage after travelling by Gravity for about 160 Kms.

CM Chandrababu Naidu announced to celebrate the day when water from River Godavari meets River Krishna as its a Nation’s Achievement and a moment of celebration for everyone.

 

[saurav]

CBN is a superstar. A workaholic CM. Perfect person to head a new state. Well chosen Andhrites.

 

[GURU DUTT]

so in short the new state will be the new bread basket of india

 

[jaiind]

CBN deserves credits for this project

 

[anant_s]

The reports also tells us that if political leadership in state allows things to go smoothly, Indian designers and Engineers are capable to handle even the most difficult of situations and projects.
Kudos to state government!

 

[bhagat]

there is one more advantage with this project. Capital city will have plenty of water even in severe drought.

 

[itachiii]

Atlast something is being done for rayalaseema...I am from this region and I know the hardships of life here...

 

[micky]

this guy must give the post of deputy prime minister or some thing like that and all the south indian states should come under his control..

 

[zzebie]

Atlast something is being done for rayalaseema...I am from this region and I know the hardships of life here...

I am not from rayalaseema , but it's about time such a measure was taken. I am very happy at seeing this.

 

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9. SAVED WATER IN RIVER KRISHNA IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE RAYALASEEMA.

Saved water in River Krishna is distributed to the Rayalaseema through Pothireddypadu head regulator for its Irrigational and Domestic needs making it a drought free region.

10. THE MEGA PROJECT WHICH BROKE THE RECORDS.

SOME MORE FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THE PATTISEEMA PROJECT:

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  • The project cost is estimated at 1300 Crores.
  • It provides Irrigation water to 7 Lakh Acres which provides Crores of additional agricultural produce to farmers from Krishna- Godavari regions and the Rayalaseema region.
  • Government and the MEIL construction company used Whatsapp groups to track the progress of the project and for faster communications. Engineers would send pictures of the work from time to time for review.
  • CC cameras were installed with a LIVE link to Secretariat to track the progress of the work.
  • This is the fastest River integration mega project ever took up in India.
  • Foundation stone for the project was laid on March 29th 2015 and the Inauguration of Phase -I is on August 15th. Project will be complete in 6 months.
  • It is South India’s first River Integration Project.

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, the master mind behind the project and its fastest execution is dedication the River Intergration Project of Godavari-Krishna Rivers on Independence Day, August 15th, 2015. The Irrigation minister of the state, Devineni Uma Maheshwara Rao, his department and the Workers and Engineers who worked day and night to finish the Project need a special appreciation for sure.

The water pumped into canal from River Godavari would take 7 – 8 days to reach Prakasam Barrage after travelling by Gravity for about 160 Kms.

CM Chandrababu Naidu announced to celebrate the day when water from River Godavari meets River Krishna as its a Nation’s Achievement and a moment of celebration for everyone.

The Honourable CM shri CBN deserves credit for this

Atlast something is being done for rayalaseema...I am from this region and I know the hardships of life here...

Really I always thought that south India was more developed & evenly developed than the north

 

[itachiii]

Really I always thought that south India was more developed & evenly developed than the north

Not really.. even in south some parts are more developed than others.. For ex. My native Anantapur district is among the top 5 districts that receives least amount of rainfall in India.. all our farms are dependent on rain as we neither have a river running through the district or under water reserves.... at times it is hard to get drinking water too in some villages.. My family has some 30-35 acres in my village, we would any day trade our entire farm for just 10-15 acres in coastal andhra which has ample water sources and gets a far good yield of crop..

P.S : CBN is from rayalaseema too..

 

[zzebie]

Really I always thought that south India was more developed & evenly developed than the north[/QUOTE]

Uttarandhra/North Andhra(above Vizag) especially Srikakulam district, is one of the most under developed areas in the country. Most of the poor farmers there have transformed into day laborers. Poverty is rampant. health care statistics are dismal there.

 

[SR-91]

Not really.. even in south some parts are more developed than others.. For ex. My native Anantapur district is among the top 5 districts that receives least amount of rainfall in India.. all our farms are dependent on rain as we neither have a river running through the district or under water reserves.... at times it is hard to get drinking water too in some villages.. My family has some 30-35 acres in my village, we would any day trade our entire farm for just 10-15 acres in coastal andhra which has ample water sources and gets a far good yield of crop..

P.S : CBN is from rayalaseema too..

What do you grow??

 

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Andhra Pradesh accomplishes country's first river linking project
An inter-state agreement allows the state to divert 80 tmc of water from Godavari to meet needs of Krishna delta
B Dasarath Reddy | Hyderabad September 16, 2015 Last Updated at 16:38 IST

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The country's first ever river-linking formally accomplished on Wednesday in the state of Andhra Pradesh and that too within a record short time of less than six months.

Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu declared that the first pump of a lift scheme, being built on river Godavari for diverting 80 tmc of surplus waters into Krishna river linking the two perennial sources of water covering a distance of around 160 km between the two, operates from tonight.

An inter-state agreement signed among Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh allows AP to divert 80 tmc of water from Godavari to meet the needs of Krishna delta.

The urgency of inter-linking of Godavari and Krishna felt by Naidu government was so evident that it was not only the first project conceived and being executed by his government after it came to power in June, 2014, but also from the fact that the project contractor was offered heavy incentive to finish the project in one year's time. According to some industry observers, it would take at least two years to complete the fabrication of motors and pumps of this size and number.

Stabilisation of the existing ayacut of 12 lakh acres in Krishna and Guntur districts, which is facing a severe water shortage as inflows from upstream Krishna became increasingly uncertain, and meeting the drinking water needs of Vijayawada and the upcoming state capital Amaravati, were the immediate priority.

On top of it, Chief minister Naidu promised to the people of drought-prone Rayalaseema region that the water so saved in Krishna river on account of this inter linking of rivers would be supplied to the parched lands of Rayalaseema from Srisailam reservoir.

The lift scheme marks the initiation of a grand idea of inter-linking of rivers which remained a pipe dream at national level for the past several decades in the mornikng. "Going forward we will link all the rivers and rivulets in the state to make AP as the first drought-proof state in the country," Naidu said.

Popularly known as Pattiseema project as is being constructed at a village of the same name in West Godavari district at a cost of Rs 1,300 crore, this lift scheme comprises of 24 pumps each with a 5,300 horse power(HP) capacity and a pumping capacity of 354 Cusecs of water. These pumps are supposed to transfer 80 tmc of water in three months-August, September and October- which normally witness floods in river Godavari.

The water is being lifted by pumps, which together consume 113 mw of power, and carried in a pipe up to a little less than 2 km distance and then discharged into the right canal of Polavaram multi purpose irrigation Project. Through this canal the water will travel by gravitation till it flows into Krishna river near Ibrahimpatnam in Krishna district. Pumps operate automatically when Godavari water level reaches 14 ft height.

In the morning Naidu attended the ceremonies at Ibrahimpatnam where Gadavari water enters Krishna before he went to switch on the pump later in the evening.

Pattiseema is a sight of hectic activity with 4,000 people, including 2,700 laborers who were brought as far as from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, working day and night as project contractor, Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited(MEIL), has a job whose merit is primarily determined by how quickly it will execute.

The state government has offered a monetary incentive of 15 per cent on the project cost provided the company completes the project by March, 2016 while the actual work on the project began on March 29 this year.

"As the time is very short we have not only deployed huge number of people which is quite unusual for a project of this size and also ordered for motors and pump sets from Brazil and China apart from getting fabricated some units from the BHEL," the company official told Business Standard.

Seven pumps are expected to be installed by November while the remaining number by the end of this year, much ahead of the government dead-line, according to the company official.

In the past one year the project has attracted as much bad publicity as it has generated a positive name for the government. The opposition parties termed the project as a wasteful expenditure.

They also accused the government of inflating project cost and alleged that the government had taken up the project for the sake of kick-backs while neglecting the construction of Polavaram Project under which diversion of 80 tmc of water into Krishna was just a part.

It may be recalled that the Centre had declared Polavaram as a national project in the AP Reorganisation Act-2014 and constituted a project authority to complete the project with its own resources. Last year Government of India had released Rs 250 crore for Polavaram.

Originally conceived by British engineers in mid 19th century, the Polavaram project was revived by Rajasekhara Reddy government at an estimated cost of Rs 16,000 crore in 2004-2005. Kiran Kumar Reddy government awarded fresh work contracts worth Rs 4,500 crore before the state got divided.

So far the right and left canals were dug while the construction of earth dam, spill way and other structures remain to be completed. This multi-purpose project was designed with a total storage capacity of 150 tmc of water and a power generation capacity of close to 1,000 mw. The lift scheme becomes redundant once this project gets completed.

The other criticism about the lift scheme is that the project will remain mostly useless since Krishna and river Godavari experience floods more or less during the same period.

In the recent past the governments started conceiving large lift irrigation schemes as water became a politically sensitive issue among the regions of the undivided Andhra Pradesh and Naidu laid the foundation stone for a huge Devadula project in Telangana during his second term chief minister when the demand for separate statehood revived after a long gap. However, a lift scheme linking the two rivers was never conceived before.