News:2023-11-03/Infrastructure/nhpc-completes-the-9-km-bored-section-of-the-parbati-ii-head-race-tunnel-after-23-years

NewsInfrastructure3 November 2023

NHPC completes the 9-km bored section of the Parbati-II head race tunnel after 23 years

A 9.05-km section of the 32-km head race tunnel of NHPC's Parbati Hydroelectric Project Stage II, which runs between Barshaini and Siund villages in Kullu district, was completed with a tunnel boring machine after 23 years, The Tribune reported. The paper attributed the delay to leakages in the tunnel, contractual problems and alleged cement and steel scams; slush flowing into the tunnel had damaged the machine in November 2006. NHPC's project director said the project diverts the Parbati from a concrete gravity dam near Pulga village to a powerhouse near Siund.

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PlaceKulluHimachal PradeshIndia

Growing regionWestern Himalayas

Growing areaParvati Valley

AgencyNHPC

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2023-11-03 Infrastructure NHPC completes the 9-km bored section of the Parbati-II head race tunnel after 23 years A 9.05-km section of the 32-km head race tunnel of NHPC's Parbati Hydroelectric Project Stage II, which runs between Barshaini and Siund villages in Kullu district, was completed with a tunnel boring machine after 23 years, The Tribune reported. The paper attributed the delay to leakages in the tunnel, contractual problems and alleged cement and steel scams; slush flowing into the tunnel had damaged the machine in November 2006. NHPC's project director said the project diverts the Parbati from a concrete gravity dam near Pulga village to a powerhouse near Siund. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/work-on-9-km-nhpc-tunnel-completed-after-23-year-delay-559207 India Himachal Pradesh Kullu Western Himalayas Parvati Valley NHPC