NHPC strives to sustain progress at Teesta Low Dam-III HEP

 NHPC is pulling out all stops to ensure that erection of radial gate for bay-6 proceeds smoothly once these hydro mechanical (HM) works are taken up in November 2011.

The radial gate is critical for timely commissioning of its 132 MW Teesta Low Dam stage-III hydro electric project.
The rest of the HM works at the site are progressing as per schedule, with erection of radial gates already completed in bays 4, 5 and 7 and that for bay-3 progressing swiftly. However, the concreting works at barrage bays 1 and 2, out of a total of 7 bays, are yet to be completed.

At the power house works' front, NHPC lagged behind schedule for all targets set for the month of September, a complete opposite of the situation during August 2011 wherein all targets were surpassed.

With a scheduled plan to achieve 179 cum and 600 cum of concreting in PH and TRC floor respectively, NHPC has completed only 25 cum and 405 cum of concreting during the month.