It was conceived by Sir Arthur Cotton. but designs were finalised during the N. T. Rama Rao government The construction started during the Y. S. Rajashekhara Reddy government and inaugurated on 18 November 2012 by the Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy.
lift canal with a length of nearly 550 km, takes off from the back waters of Srisailam reservoir and routed along the hill ridges up to high lands in Chittoor district via Kurnool and Ananthapurdistricts with many lifts / pumping stations.
The canal feeds many existing tanks which are used for drinking water and irrigation needs.
The main purpose of the canal is to ensure badly needed drinking water in drought prone Rayalaseema region. It is planned to use nearly 30 Tmcft water from the Krishna River under this project.
The project operational requirement is 653 MW power and 1.9 billion KWh of electrical energy annually for pumping 30 Tmcft water
The first phase (220 kilometers length) of the canal up to Jeedipalli reservoir, is completed. This reservoir is located at Chinna Mushtur village in Ananthapur district.
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