Dehani lift irrigation scheme

[1] The Prime Minister has proposed a centrally funded package to irrigate nearly 7,000 hectares (27 sq mi) and therefore provide economic relief.

The region to be irrigated is 6,968.01 hectares (26.9036 sq mi) in Dehani, Babhulgaon taluk, Yavatmal district, over the river Bembla at Khadasawanga.

This project was the first of its kind in India[3] and envisions the drip irrigation of a large area, while making use of the latest in communication technology.

[5] From MDC Stage-1, part of the water enters the forebay of Pumphouse Stage-2, which has an installed vertical turbine pump capacity of 1,640 hp (1,220 kW).

A trained operator will be employed in each instrument panel room to make the relevant data entries regarding the type of crops on the sub-zones being serviced by that particular SDC.

The SCADA system to be implemented is capable of delivering the exact amount of water required at each field according to the cropping pattern.

For the initial three years of functioning, the IVRCL personnel will run the entire project, after which the responsibility of the day-to-day activities at the SDC will be handed over to the representatives of the farming community.