Telangana to build Asia's largest pump house next year

Irrigation department of Telangana government is doing preparations to conduct the dry run on a 140 mw capacity pump, first of the 7 pumps being installed at Ramadugu reservoir, about 180 kms from here.

The discharge capacity of this single electric pump is so huge that it can fill the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad city in just a couple of days.

The Ramadugu point is a part of the ongoing multi-stage Kaleshwaram Irrigation Project whose estimated cost is believed to have already crossed Rs 90,000 crore.

The Centre on Friday granted environmental clearances for this re-designed project, which was originally started by Congress