Patel Engineering Ltd
in consortium with BHEL and Navyuga Construction has bagged the single largest
irrigation project in India, the Pranahita-Chevella Lift Irrigation- Package 6
worth Rs.3,859 crore form Andhra Pradesh government.
The irrigation scheme
will divert about 160 TMC of water from the river Pranahita to irrigate an area
of 12, 20,000 acre in the drought prone areas of the Telangana region. The
project involves investigation, designing, construction and maintenance of
approach channels, tunnels, pumps houses, electro mechanical and pipe line
works. The scheme is scheduled to be completed by 2012.