In response to widespread drought in Andhra Pradesh, the Indian government launched a project aimed at irrigating the dry agricultural land. Pumps were needed to transport large volumes of water over long distances to the pumping stations being built. Vertical volute pumps driven by synchronous motors provided an efficient solution. The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has been hit repeatedly by widespread drought, particularly from 2002 to 2004. With approximately 70% of the population making their living directly or indirectly from agriculture, the Indian government has responded by launching the Jalayagnam project The pumps division of the Andritz Group is contributing to eleven sub-projects in this large venture, which aims to irrigate the agricultural land through building a number of pumping stations on greenfield sites in the next five years.
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