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Detailed explanation-1: -(HT PHOTO.) The Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project being constructed on the Godavari river in Telangana has achieved yet another milestone with the commencement of the world’s largest underground pumping station at Laxmipur village in the early hours of Monday.

Detailed explanation-2: -The West Closure Complex is the largest pump station in the world, a $1.1 billion engineering feat that is meant to protect West Bank homes from flooding in the event of a 100-year storm surge.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project or KLIP is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Bhupalpally, Telangana, India. Currently the world’s largest multi-stage lift irrigation project,its farthest upstream influence is at the confluence of the Pranhita and Godavari rivers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pumping stations, also called pumphouses in situations such as drilled wells and drinking water, are facilities containing pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another.

Detailed explanation-5: -The water from Dhanki which is lowest RL point is distributed to Kutch, Morbi, Rajkot & most other regions of Gujarat helps to meet with all residential, institutional, commercial, recreational as well as industrial demands of cities based on Population Projection.