SHIMLA: Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN Nand Lal Sharma today inaugurated upstream Coffer Dam of 66 MW Dhaulasidh power project at Hamirpur in the state.
Sharma also inaugurated a 16-meter-long & 4.25-meter-wide concrete bridge on Salasi Khad and Project Office Building at Salasi. On this occasion, Parminder Awasthi, Head of the Project along with Project officials were also present.
Sharma said the foundation stone of the project has been laid by Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi on 27th December 2021 and at present the project activities are in full swing.
“The Coffer Dam has been completed in record time of 4 months 10 days and four months ahead of schedule.
This marks completion of river diversion works paving way for full scale excavation works of Dam Foundation which is already in progress.
Salasi Khad bridge will provide connectivity between river banks and on other hand, will also speed up the Dam construction activities, he added.
Sharma took a detailed review of work progress at various sites. He conveyed his satisfaction on the pace of work as the stripping work on the right bank of dam site is nearing completion whereas the work has been completed on left bank.
66 MW Dhaulasidh Hydro Electric Project is a Run of River Scheme on river Beas. The estimated cost of the Project is Rs 687 crore and will generate 304 million units of energy on completion.
The project is contributing in the overall development of the area with community asset creation, infrastructure development and generation of direct & indirect employment.
Various CSR initiatives are being implemented in the project vicinity benefitting the region and the state, he said