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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox dam
| name = Pattiseema Project
| name_official = Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project
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| location_map = India
| location_map_size = 280px
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| coordinates = {{coord|17.227745|N|81.637242|E|display=inline,title}}
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| location = Between [[Godavari River]] and [[Polavaram Project]]
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| opening = March 2016
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| cost = {{INRConvert|1660|c|abbr=on}}
| owner = [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
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}}'''Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project''' is a river interlinking project which connects [[Godavari River]] to [[Krishna River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Krishna-meets-Godavari-in-first-river-linkage/articleshow/48992962.cms|title=Krishna meets Godavari in first river linkage|access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref> This project has thereby become the first of such irrigation type projects in the country to be completed in time without any budget enhancements. It also holds a record in Limca Book of Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/pattiseema-project-makes-it-to-limca-book-of-records/article9602318.ece|title=Pattiseema project makes it to Limca Book of Records|access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref> The project was Inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [[N. Chandrababu Naidu|Nara Chandrababu Naidu]] in March 2016 while the project was completed in one year record of time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/andhra-pattiseema-lift-irrigation-project-year-limca-book-records-967608-2017-03-25|title=Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project completed in record 1 year time; enters Limca Book of Records|last=March 25|first=Alok Ranjan|last2=March 25|first2=2017UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-01-08|last3=Ist|first3=2017 14:39}}</ref>

== Project Details ==
The project has one of the largest pump houses in Asia with 24 pumping units spread across an area of 7,476 sq m. The project has a combined capacity to discharge 240 cumecs of water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indpaedia.com/ind/index.php/Pattiseema_Lift_Irrigation_Scheme|title=Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme/Sets record for completion in 365 days|access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref> These pumps deliver water drawn from the river Godavari in Pattiseema into the Polavaram Project Right Main Canal for the benefit of farmers in the Krishna river delta. Under the Bachawat tribunal and inter-state agreement between Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, 100 tmc of water can be diverted from River Godavari to River Krishna. Pattiseema project will bring the 100 TMC water to River Krishna.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/010917/pattiseema-lift-irrigation-helped-krishna-delta-farmers.html|title=Pattiseema Lift Irrigation helped Krishna delta farmers|access-date=6 October 2017|date=September 2017}}</ref> This project has faced lot of hurdles in initial days as it was opposed by YSRC party citing that it had no storage component.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/ysrc-opposed-to-pattiseema-jagan/article7614228.ece|title=YSRCP opposed pattiseema Lift Irrigation|newspaper=The Hindu|date=4 September 2015}}</ref> Though there were objections from opposition parties chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [[N. Chandrababu Naidu|Nara Chandrababu Naidu]] has decided to take up this project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/hyderabad/AP-government-firm-on-Pattiseema-project-to-avoid-water-war/articleshow/46482446.cms|title= Andhra Pradesh government's stand on Pattiseema}}</ref> The bold decision taken by chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has helped thousands of farmers cultivating 1.3 million acres in navin delta which faces water shortage in the period June to August.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/34005/krishna-godavari-interlinking/amp/|title=Naidu's bad decision on Pattiseema|date=13 September 2015}}</ref> The water pumped into canal from River Godavari would take 7 – 8 days to reach Prakasam Barrage after travelling by Gravity for about 160 km.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southreport.com/pattiseema-project-facts/|title=10 MUST KNOW FACTS ABOUT PATTISEEMA PROJECT, INDIA'S FASTEST BUILT MEGA IRRIGATION PROJECT.|access-date=6 October 2017|date=14 August 2015}}</ref> Polavaram project is envisaged to bring Godavari water to Krishna and the Polavaram Right canal was dug by then Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy. The Polavaram project got delayed and Chandra Babu Naidu started pattiseema and linked through Right canal to bring water to Krishna.

In 2015 as part of trial run it has lifted 8.8 tmc of godavari water to krishna delta which saved standing crops worth Rs2,500 crores during dry spell.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/deccan+chronicle-epaper-deccanch/pattiseema+lift+irrigation+helped+krishna+delta+farmers-newsid-72610203?listname=topicsList&index=0&topicIndex=0&mode=pwa|title=Number of tmc of godavari water diverted in 2015}}</ref> During 2016-17 kharif season 56 tmc of godavari water released along with 20 tmc from Nagarjuna sagar project to meet needs of 11,35,900 acres of agriculture as well as 1,51,912 acres of aquaculture in Krishna delta.

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had been showcasing PLIS as the first project interlinking two major rivers (Godavari and Krishna) in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/310317/cag-slams-andhra-govt-for-irregularities-in-pattiseema-irrigation-scheme.html|title=CAG slams Andhra govt for 'irregularities' in Pattiseema Irrigation Scheme|date=2017-03-31|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref>

==Project utility==
As there is no adequate water availability (three out of four years) in the Krishna River, the water supplemented, during the monsoon months in to the [[Prakasam Barrage]] pond on the Krishna River, from the Godavari River by the Pattiseema Lift would enable the saved water of the Krishna River for the irrigation and drinking water uses of the [[Rayalaseema]] region by the [[Pothireddypadu Reservoir|Pothireddypadu canal]] and the [[Handri-Neeva|Handri Neeva lift]] from the [[Srisailam Dam|Srisailam reservoir]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj5vnQU29GE|title=పట్టిసీమ ఎత్తిపోసిన నీళ్లెన్నో తెలుసా?|language=telugu|access-date=30 June 2021}}</ref>

Pattiseema Lift would not become redundant even after the [[Polavaram Project]] is completed as it would be used during the dry season (December to June months) when the Polavaram right canal is unable to receive water by gravity due to fall in the Polavaram reservoir level below its full canal supply level of {{convert|41.15|m|ft|0}} [[Sea level|MSL]]. The dead storage (nearly 119 tmcft below the 41.15 MSL) out of the 194 [[tmcft]] gross storage of the Polavaram reservoir would be released to the down stream Godavari river and transferred to the Prakasam barrage by the Pattiseema Lift. It would further enable to supply additional Krishna water to the Rayalaseema region by eliminating water support to the Krishna barrage throughout the monsoon year.

The power consumption is nearly 100 [[Megawatt|MW]] when all the pumps are put in service. The cost of power is nearly Rs one crore per day to supply 0.8 tmcft/day which is affordable to divert the badly needed Krishna water supply to the Rayalaseema region.

==See also==
* [[Nagarjuna Sagar Dam]]
* [[Pulichinthala Project]]
* [[Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond]]

==References==
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==External links==

{{Godavari basin |state=expanded}}

[[Category:Dams in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Irrigation in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project - Revision history

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