dhauliganga hydroelectric project for 1 September 2025

Dhauliganga Hydroelectric Project Latest News

Nineteen workers and officials of the NHPC were rescued after they were trapped inside the tunnel of the 280 MW Dhauliganga hydroelectric project in Pithoragarh's Dharchula area for almost 22 hours recently.

About Dhauliganga Hydroelectric Project

• It is a 280 MW hydropower project located on the Dhauliganga River near Dharchula in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. 
  • The Dhauliganga River is one of the prominent tributaries of the Alaknanda River, which is a key component of the Ganga River system. 
• The project construction commenced in 2000 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2005. 
• The project is currently owned by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).
• It is a run-of-river project. 
• It consists of a concrete-faced rock-fill embankment dam with a height of 56 meters and a length of 315 meters.
• The hydro reservoir capacity is 6.2 million cubic meters.
• The gross head and net head of the project are 310 m and 297 m, respectively.

Source: TOI