Pashulok Barrage
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The Pashulok Barrage is a barrage located on the Ganges River just south of Rishikesh in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, India.
Pashulok Barrage | |
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Country | India |
Location | Rishikesh |
Coordinates | 30°04′27″N 78°17′18″E / 30.07417°N 78.28833°ECoordinates: 30°04′27″N 78°17′18″E / 30.07417°N 78.28833°E |
Status | Operational |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Ganges River |
Length | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
Spillway capacity | 13,200 m3/s (466,154 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Catchment area | 21,400 km2 (8,263 sq mi) |
Normal elevation | 330 m (1,083 ft)[1] |
Power Station | |
Commission date | 1980 |
Hydraulic head | 32.5 m (107 ft) |
Turbines | 4 x 36 MW (48,000 hp) Kaplan-type |
Installed capacity | 144 MW (193,000 hp) |
Chilla Power PlantEdit
In a run-of-the-river scheme, the main purpose of the barrage is to divert water into a canal on the east bank of the river which feeds water to the Chilla Power Plant downstream at 29°58′34″N 78°13′11″E / 29.97611°N 78.21972°E, 4 km (2 mi) upstream of Haridwar. The power station contains four 36 megawatts (48,000 hp) Kaplan turbine-generators for an installed capacity of 144 megawatts (193,000 hp). The change in elevation between the plant's intake and tailrace affords is a hydraulic head of 32.5 m (107 ft). The design discharge of the plant is 560 m3/s (19,776 cu ft/s).[2]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Jain, Sharad K.; Agarwal, Pushpendra K.; Singh, Vijay P. (2007). Hydrology and water resources of India. Dordrecht: Springer. p. 384. ISBN 978-1-4020-5179-1.
- ↑ "Chilla Power Plant (4x36=144MW)". Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited. Retrieved 11 July 2011.