Dhauliganga Hydroelectric Project

Encardio Rite supplied and installed extensive geotechnical instrumentation for the Dhauliganga Hydroelectric Project, a concrete-faced rock-fill embankment dam located on the Dhauliganga River in Uttarakhand. The project featured critical instrumentation such as piezometers, hydrostatic overflow settlement gages, pressure cells, inclinometers, junction boxes, and extensometers. These advanced monitoring solutions ensure real-time data collection, allowing engineers to assess and maintain the structural integrity of the dam and spillway, enhancing long-term operational reliability.

Dhauliganga Hydroelectric Project

It is a concrete-faced rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Dhauliganga River near Dharchula in Uttarakhand, India, close to the borders of Tibet and Nepal. The project is a 56 m high, 315 m long concrete face rock-fill dam.

Extensive instrumentation supplied by Encardio-rite has been used in the dam and spillway section that includes piezometers, hydrostatic overflowsettlementgage,pressure cells,inclinometers, junction boxes,extensometers, etc.

Project Details	Dhauliganga Hydroelectric Project
Location	Uttarakhand, India
Client	National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)
Contractors	National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)