Pattiseema Project | |
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Official name | Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project |
Location | Between Godavari River and Polavaram Project |
Coordinates | 17°13′40″N 81°38′14″E / 17.227745°N 81.637242°E |
Opening date | March 2016 |
Construction cost | ₹1,660 crore (US$200 million) |
Owner(s) | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project is a river interlinking project which connects Godavari River to Krishna River.[1] 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.[2] The project was Inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nara Chandrababu Naidu in March 2016 while the project was completed in one year record of time.[3]