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 cap...

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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