Photo: Megha Engineering The J. Chokka Rao Devadula Lift Irrigation Scheme is a multi-stage lift irrigation project on the Godavari River in Telangana, India . It is the second largest lift irrigation scheme in Asia , after the Kaleshwaram project. The project draws water from the Godavari at Gangaram village in Mulugu district and is designed to irrigate drought-prone regions of Telangana. Named after freedom fighter J. Chokka Rao from Karimnagar, the project was originally conceived in 2001 and launched in 2004–05. It aims to provide irrigation, drinking water, and industrial water supply across 10–12 districts of Telangana, covering approximately 6 lakh acres of agric…

~100-acre megalithic township · 10–20 ton capstones · Dolmen burials · Iron Age · Tadvai, Mulugu ~100-acre megalithic township Photo: thehindu.com Imagine standing amidst a vast prehistoric township where massive stone slabs — each weighing as much as a fully grown elephant — were erected by ancient hands over 3,000 years ago. Spread across nearly 100 acres in the Kappalayi Gutta region of Mulugu district, this megalithic dolmen burial cluster is one of the largest of its kind in India. Each structure consists of four massive vertical sandstone slabs topped with a capstone weighing 10 to 20 tons — a testament to the remarkable engineering skill of Iron Age communities…

Mesolithic rock art · Iron Age megaliths · 200+ monuments · Exclusive animal motifs · Tadvai, Mulugu Unearthed echoes of the Mesolithic Photo: Torch. 📛 Name Clarification Bandlapahad Forest Rock Art Zone is the formal archaeological name used by researchers and heritage documentation teams. Bandhala Rock Art (or Bandhala Gutta/Pahad ) is the local nickname — Bandhala meaning "of the rocks" / "rocky place", and Pahad/Gutta meaning hill or hillock. Both refer to the same archaeological landscape. Discovering Bandlapahad Forest Rock Art Zone, hidden deep in the forests of Tadvai Mandal, Mulugu district where every et…