Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project

Pattiseema Project
Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project is located in India
Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project
Location of Pattiseema Project in India
Official namePattiseema Lift Irrigation Project
LocationBetween Godavari River and Polavaram Project
Coordinates17°13′40″N 81°38′14″E / 17.227745°N 81.637242°E / 17.227745; 81.637242
Opening dateMarch 2016
Construction cost1,660 crore (US$200 million)
Owner(s)Government of Andhra Pradesh
Inauguration of the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project
Inauguration of the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project

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]

  1. ^ "Krishna meets Godavari in first river linkage". The Times of India. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Pattiseema project makes it to Limca Book of Records". 27 March 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^ Alok Ranjan (25 March 2017). "Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project completed in record 1 year time; enters Limca Book of Records". India Today. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

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