Consider the following statements: 1. The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) is constructed on the Godavari River in Telangana and is currently the world’s largest multi-stage lift irrigation project. 2. KLIP is a newly conceptualized project with no connection to any earlier irrigation projects in the region. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

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[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: KLIP is built on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Telangana, and is considered the world’s largest multi-stage lift irrigation project.
Statement 2 is incorrect: KLIP is redesigned from the Pranahita-Chevella project, which was a part of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh’s irrigation planning.

Source– IE