detail about tehri dam andolan
2007-07-12 01:09:09 · 3 answers · asked by girish c 1 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Netherlands
Why are people asking in this category about the movement (Andolan) against the Tehri Dam? I thought it was not a dutch project. More Russian (initial) or German.
The Tehri Dam over the Bhagirathi river in the hills of Uttaranchal state is intended to provide hydro-electric power, irrigation, and drinking water. Andolan means movement.
The dam project was approved in 1972 and construction was started in 1978. The Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) was constituted in 1989 to supervise the construction of the dam. The main dam of the project is built near the old Tehri town that lies at the confluence of the rivers Bhagirathi, (one of the major tributary of the river Ganga) and Bhilangana. The main dam will produce 2000 MW of electricity when completed. However, only the Phase-I with capacity of 1000 MW is approved at present. There is another smaller dam 14 km downstream at Koteshwar that will produce 400 MW of electricity. The main reservoir comprises an area of 42 km². This will sink the old Tehri town and 112 villages around the town, thereby displacing more than 100,000 people.
Tehri Dam was built initially with Soviet aid; a German agency now backs the loans for the hydro-electric equipment that is being installed.
2007-07-12 09:32:01 · answer #1 · answered by Stillwater 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is this a place?
Is this a person?
How about asking a more detailed question - i have no way of answering this.
It doesn`t sound dutch btw. Are you sure "Netherlands" is the right place for this question ?
2007-07-12 02:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by U_S_S_Enterprise 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do you (again, i might add) ask this in the Travel / Netherlands section? This is NOT in The Netherlands, nor is it dutch ...
2016-04-01 10:46:17 · answer #3 · answered by Kellie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋