Pranahita Chevella Lift Irrigation Project: Difference between revisions

Under [[Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal]] award agreements, [[Maharashtra]] state earlier agreed for construction of barrages by the undivided Andhra Pradesh state across the Pranhita river which is forming common boundary between the two states. This agreement limits new water uses in Maharashstra to nearly 300 [[tmcft]] in a year from Pranahita and [[Indravati River|Indravati]] river basins. In the Pranahita basin, 23 river basin points are identified whose upstream water availability is totally allocated to Maharashtra, [[Chhattisgarh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] states. Maharashtra state is also allocated another 76 tmcft water from the downstream of these river basin points which forms nearly 30,000&nbsp;km² in the Pranahita basin area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/img/tribunaryDisputes/GWDT%20AWARD.pdf|title=GWDT Award, Annexure B dated 7 August 1978|publisher=Government of India|access-date=21 March 2016}}</ref> This area receiving in excess of 1250&nbsp;mm average yearly rain fall, yields more than 300 tmcft in a 75% dependable water year. Thus more than 224 tmcft water is available at Thammidihatti barrage location for use in Telangana state after accounting the permitted uses by Maharashtra. Already Maharashtra is using more than 300 tmcft permitted water in the Pranahita basin alone drastically reducing water yield at Thumbadihatti barrage point.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Headworks_(Dam,_Barrage,_Weir,_Anicut,_Lift)|title=List of head works (dam, barrage, weir, anicut, lift)in Maharashtra state| publisher=Government of India|access-date=21 March 2016}}</ref>