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{{Short description|Indian water energy project}}
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Located at Behali village in [[Kullu district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], '''Parbati Hydroelectric Project''' is a [[Pondage|pondage scheme]] that involves construction of a [[Gravity dam|gravity type concrete dam]], procuring bolster to the hydropower potential of river [[Parvati River (Himachal Pradesh)|Parbati]], Panch Nallah, Manihar Nallah, Huria Nallah and Sainj River.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NHPC Limited : Projects : Power Stations : Parbati - III |url=http://www.nhpcindia.com/Default.aspx?id=186&lg=eng&CatId=1&ProjectId=38 |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=www.nhpcindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Patel Engineering :: Projects |url=https://www.pateleng.com/project-inner.php?projects=44#.YmU1FtpBxEZ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=www.pateleng.com}}</ref>

Parbati Hydropower Scheme is a 2GW [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] project which was planned to be developed in three stages. Parbati-I project was abandoned due to environmental failures. The work on Parbati-II and Parbati-III was started simultaneously.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parbati-II Hydroelectric Power Project, Himachal Pradesh - NS Energy |url=https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/parbati-ii-hydroelectric-power-project/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Parbati-II hydroelectric project is being developed in Pulga and Suind villages, in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. The project consists of construction of a 83.7m-high concrete gravity dam in the Pulga village in the downstream of Parbati River and Tosh Nallah, and surface powerhouse with four [[Pelton wheel|Pelton]] Turbine Generator units with 200 MW capacity each.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parbati-II Hydroelectric Power Project, Himachal Pradesh - NS Energy |url=https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/parbati-ii-hydroelectric-power-project/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> This project suffered an accidental fire which was caused by a short circuit, the fire damaged the project machinery and several engineers were injured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-30 |title=Machinery damaged in fire at NHPC Parbati stage-2 project in Himachal's Kullu district |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/machinery-damaged-in-fire-at-nhpc-parbati-stage-2-project-in-himachal-s-kullu-district/story-AAX9AkoTNiOgEeeiJpatAL.html |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> In 2017 during the testing, a leakage in the surge shaft and power house destroyed the crops of the nearby villages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asher |first=Manshi |title=A Year Since Chamoli Disaster, Himachal's Dam-Building Spree Unabated – The Wire Science |date=7 February 2022 |url=https://science.thewire.in/politics/government/chamoli-floods-anniversary-dam-building-himachal-himalaya-protests/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

With live storage of 1.2825 MCM, the project Parbati-III consists of 43.0 m high rock fill dam at Suind and four penstocks of 3.0m diameter each. The underground powerhouse of the Parbati power station is located on the left bank of the Sainj River which has 4 generating units, each with a capacity rating of 130 MW. Major states and union territories like [[Chandigarh]], [[Delhi]], Himachal Pradesh, [[Haryana]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Uttarakhand]], and [[Uttar Pradesh]] are the beneficiaries of this power station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NHPC Limited : Projects : Power Stations : Parbati - III |url=http://www.nhpcindia.com/Default.aspx?id=186&lg=eng&CatId=1&ProjectId=38 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=www.nhpcindia.com}}</ref>

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[[Category:Dams in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Kullu district]]

Parbati Hydroelectric Project - Revision history

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