Loharinagpala Hydroelectric Power Project

Loharinagpala Hydroelectric Power Project

Loharinagpala Hydroelectric Power Project

Loharinagpala hydropower project starts from Songad river is located on the river Bhagirathi in Uttarkashi district of Uttarkhand. Loharinagpala is a weir type of dam. The height and length of the dam are 15 m and 115 m respectively. The total capacity of the dam is 190,320 cubic meters. The output capacity of the dam is 600 MW i.e (150 MW ×40).

Encardio-rite was awarded the sub-contract for supply as well as installation of safety monitoring instrumentation for the project. The instrumentation included:

  • Piezometer
  • Anchor bolt load cell
  • Strain meter – rosette with no stress strainmeter
  • Joint meters
  • Temperature meter
  • Borehole extensometer – multipoint electrical and mechanical 
  • Tape extensometer
  • Plumbline – normal and inverted
  • Portable readout units

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