Immersive project management gains traction

KPMG's Enrich Survey 2018 indicates that power and utility companies are increasingly adopting digital- and sensor-based technologies for various objectives

As I looked around, I could see workers with hard hats surrounded by construction equipment. They are building a pump house and a surge pool for storing water. Looking around and above I could get a good impression of the size and scale of Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project in Telangana. This is considered to be among the largest such projects of its kind in the world. Lift irrigation uses mechanical force to divert water for specific purposes unlike normal irrigation where the natural flow of water is redirected. 

The Rs 80,000-crore Kaleshwaram project aims to bring water to 13 districts