What is the largest lift irrigation scheme in the world?Howmuch water is lifted and to what height?

by admin on May 15, 2010

Government of Andhrapradesh(India) taken up lift irrigation schemes involving lifting huge quantity of water(5,10 T. M. Cft) to Heights (100 M to 400 M) in stages 4 or5 carrying water through 2. 5 M Dia steel pipes to distances 180 KM filling online tanks for irrigating draught prone areas.

This involves huge outlay in Billions of Dollars. Are there any such lift schemes in the world?

Can I know the Particulars?

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{ 1 comment }

itsbob1 May 15, 2010 at 4:17 pm

Wow, big undertaking ok well the only thing that I can think of is the Friant Kern Canal project that lifts 6, 10 ft. diamiter pipes full of water South just out of Bakersfield Ca. and delivers LA with drinking water. Pumps are used of cource but the lift is huge, maybe 2,500 ft.

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