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The '''J. Chokka Rao Devadula lift irrigation scheme''' is a [[lift irrigation scheme]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Narrow-escape-for-workers-at-Devadula-site/articleshow/9241277.cms | title=Narrow escape for workers at Devadula site | date=16 July 2011 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=21 February 2020 }}</ref> It is the second biggest of its kind in [[Asia]]. Devadula is the place in [[mulugu District]], [[Telangana]], 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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120915014048/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-18/hyderabad/29786709_1_devadula-project-site-bodies ]</ref><ref>http://www.financialexpress.com/news/hcc-bags-devadula-lift-irrigation-phase-iii-order/345426/</ref><br />
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==The Project==<br />
The project is specially designed to lift water from the [[River Godavari]] to irrigate more than {{convert|600000|acre|km2}} in the [[drought]] prone [[Telangana]] 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 .<br />
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The minimum river water level required is 73 m [[Mean sea level|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, [[Sammakka Barrage]] with FRl at 85 m MSL is in advanced stage of construction to make water available to the pump house in all seasons.<br />
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The maximum water lift is by 510 meters. The project operational requirement is 484 [[Megawatt|MW]] power and 1.4 billion [[KWh]] of electrical energy annually for pumping 38 [[Tmcft]] water.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irrigation.telangana.gov.in/icad/projects|title=J.C.R. DEVADULA LIFT IRRIGATION SCHEME|access-date=19 July 2015}}</ref> This lift canal is an inter river basin transfer link by feeding Godavari River water to [[Krishna River]] basin in Warangal and Nalgonda districts.<br />
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==Honour==<br />
The project was renamed to honour [[J. Chokka Rao]], a freedom fighter from [[Karimnagar]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Pranahita Chevella lift irrigation scheme]]<br />
* [[Icchampally Project|Inchampalli project]]<br />
* [[Handri-Neeva]]<br />
* [[Kakatiya Canal]]<br />
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[[Category:Irrigation in Telangana]]<br />
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