1.What went into construction of the Sundilla Barrage

The massive Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS), among the world’s largest irrigation projects, comprises three barrages—Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla—on the Godavari River in the Karimnagar district of Telangana. In this article, we showcase the construction of Sundilla Barrage (recently named Parvathi Barrage), which has a storage capacity of 228 million cu m—its construction was awarded to Navayuga Engineering Company.

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2.Annaram creates world first in barrage construction

The KLIS project made use of secant piling in the cut-off foundation for the first

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3.Conquering challenges in the construction of Medigadda Barrage of KLIS

This landmark project achieved 13.9 million safe man-hours

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4.Materials and technologies used in the making of KLIS’ Medigadda Barrage

L&T set several records in terms of the amount of materials used such as concrete and steel

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5.NGT issues stay order on Telangana’s Rs 80,000 crore Kaleshwaram project

Telangana Government’s ambitious Kaleshwaram project of Rs 80,000 crore was brought to a halt recently due to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which reportedly ordered an interim stay on any construction for the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation scheme until the state acquired final environmental approvals for the same.

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