The concreting work of around 2 KM stretch of the tunnel had been completed so far. The project would also have a 125-m-long tailrace tunnel (TRT) for discharging the water into the river. The construction of 68-m-high gravity concrete dam at Churaid Bagda site is also in progress and the work of lining and concreting the de-silting chambers of the dam was being executed.
SK Agarawal, executive director of NHPC (Region-II), said that the water of the Ravi has already been diverted through a 366-m-long diversion tunnel at Churaid Bagda dam site in the rocky cliffs in Bharmour tribal region ahead of scheduled. The project work on main access tunnel, ventilation tunnel and six adit tunnels had already been completed. The concreting and lining work of the underground powerhouse cavern (100 x 18.6 x 40 m) up to the turbines opposite Dharwala village was also nearing completion.
Agarawal said that three generating units of 77 MW each would be installed. The project, which was targeted to be completed by August 2010, would cost INR14056.3 million. The power generated in the project would be fed to the northern grid for further distribution to the beneficiary states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan. The areas adjoining the project site were immensely benefiting due to the construction of bridges and widening of roads.
