- Salal Hydroelectric Project
Salal Hydroelectric Project on the
Chenab River is located nearReasi in theJammu region ofJammu and Kashmir state inIndia . Construction work commenced in 1970. The project was commissioned in two stages, at a total cost of Rs. 935,500,000. In the first stage, a 345 MWpower station was commissioned in 1987. In the second stage, the station's total capacity was doubled to 690 MW by 1995. At the peak of construction, about 12,000 persons worked around the clock to complete the project.Construction of the project was entrusted to the
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) [NHPC] and handed over to them on ownership basis for operation and maintenance. Power from the project flows to the Northern Grid from where it is distributed to the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab,Haryana ,Delhi ,Himachal Pradesh ,Rajasthan , andUttar Pradesh , and theunion territory ofChandigarh .alient features
Location of Project [NHPC Salal]
*Site : Dhyangarh
*Tehsil :Reasi
*District :Reasi
*State : Jammu & KashmirConcrete Dam
*Max height : 113 m
*Length of top : 450 m
*Full Reservoir level : 487.68 m
*Maximum water level : 494.08 m
*Length of spillway : 220 m
*Length of power dam : 105 m
*Length of non overflow dam : 125 m
*Spillway design discharge : 22,500 m³/s
*No of spillway bays : 12
*Type of gate : Radial
*Top elevation : 495.91 m
*Deepest foundation level : 383 m
*No of river sluices : 6 of 3.35 m x 4.57 m 12Power House
*Generating units : 6
*Rated capacity of each unit : 150 MWTailrace Tunnel
*Number : Two
*Length Stage I : 2.463 km
*Stage II : 2.523 km
*Shape : Horseshoe
*Diameter : 11 m (finished)
*Design discharge : 412 m³/s
*Velocity : 4.2 m/sTransmission Lines
*Name of Grid : Northern grid
*Transmission Voltage : 220 kV
*Total length of lines : 446 km
* Double circuit Salal- Kishenpur : 2 lines
*Single circuit Salal-Jammu : 2 linesee also
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List of dams and reservoirs in India References
1.0 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iabse/sei/1991/00000001/00000003/art00005
2.0 http://www.nhpcindia.com/
3.0 http://www.nhpcindia.com/Projects/English/Scripts/Prj_Introduction.aspx?vid=62
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