The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project or KLIP is a multi-purpose irrigation project in the state of ______.

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SSC Steno Previous Paper 19 (Held on: 24 Dec 2020 Shift 1)

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The Correct Answer is Telangana.

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The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project or KLIP is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Bhupalpally, Telangana, India.
It is currently the world’s largest multi-stage lift irrigation project, its farthest upstream influence is at the confluence of the Pranhita and Godavari rivers.
The Pranahita River is itself a confluence of various smaller tributaries including the Wardha, Painganga, and Wainganga rivers which combine to form the seventh-largest drainage basin on the subcontinent, with an estimated annual discharge of more than 6,427,900 acre-feet (7,930 cubic hectometres) or 280 TMC.
The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is divided into 7 links and 28 packages spanning a distance of approximately 500 km (310 mi) through 13 districts and utilizing a canal network of more than 1,800 km (1,100 mi).
The project aims to produce a total of 240 TMC (195 from Medigadda Barrage, 20 from Sripada Yellampalli project, and 25 from groundwater), of which 169 has been allocated for irrigation, 30 for Hyderabad municipal water, 16 for miscellaneous industrial uses, and 10 for drinking water in nearby villages, with the remainder being estimated evaporation loss.
On 21 June 2019, the project was opened by Telangana governor Narasimhan and chief ministers K.Chandrashekar Rao (Telangana), Fadnavis (Maharashtra), and Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy (Andhra Pradesh ).