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World's biggest pumphouse inaugurated at Lakshmipur
Constructed by MEIL, the pumphouse is home to Bahubali motors with massive power capacity of 139 MW each
Hyderabad: While Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project has gained recognition as biggest lift irrigation scheme in the entire world, one component of that mega project Medigadda pumphouse has its own distinction.
It is the first pumping station in a chain of total 20 pumping stations of this mega lift irrigation project.
On Friday, Kaleshwaram project was inaugurated by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao in the presence of AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and AP and Telangana Governor. After inaugurating, they visited the forebay and pumphouse.
PV Krishna Reddy, Managing Director, Megha Engineering Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) has explained the Governor and CMs of both Telugu states about the unique features of the project and salient features of motors installed.
At the same time, world's biggest pumphouse in Package 8 at Lakshmipur was inaugurated by Education Minister Jagadiswar Reddy.
In this pumphouse, each machine has 139 MW capacity, taking the total to 973 MW. Compared to that, the pumps used in Medigadda (Kannepalli) are of 40 MW capacity.
Under Kaleshwaram Project, lifting of water from Godavari River starts from Medigadda itself. As part of Kaleshwaram Project, Package–8 works are taken up at Lakshmipur with 7 units having a capacity of 139 MWs each.
As the Government of Telangana is anxious to provide irrigation water, works are completed in Medigadda, Annaram, Sundilla, Package 6 and Package 8. Except Package 6, all other works are being constructed by MEIL.
The prestigious Kaleshwaram Project has 82 pumping units in total, with a total capacity of 4,627 MWs, out of which MEIL is constructing 63 units with a capacity of 3,767 MWs.
While pumps and motors are being supplied by electromechanical companies like BHEL, Andriz, Jailum, entire civil works are being taken up by MEIL.
"Medigadda pump house is constructed in a way that each one unit with a capacity of 40 MWs would lift 60 Cusecs of water. It is built 91 meters above Godavari River with a total water lifting capacity of 660 Cusecs.
As part of the first phase, 11 units with a total capacity of 440 MWs would start functioning. This pump house is constructed in just one and a half year, with distinct electromechanical and civil works.
Approach canal with a capacity of 9.75 lakhs Cubic Meters, with walls of 51,000 Cubic Meters have been completed. Pumphouse forebay (front area) has a capacity of 45.73 Lakhs Cubic Meters.
MEIL has made it possible to complete all these works within the stipulated deadlines.
A mega canal with a capacity of 1.50 crore cubic meters is also completed that would enable water to reach the upper part of Annaram Barrage from Medigadda lift point," said B Venumadhav, Chief General Manager, MEIL.
