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Penstock -275 meters in length- supported by saddle block and anchors located between the Forebay and Turbine power house defines the head, one of the two key parameters influencing the capacity of the power plant other being the volume flow of water.
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Water flowing out of the tail race and bypass stretch, which would stop flowing once the Kaliganga-II power plants is completed, as the exit of Kaliganga-I will lead directly to the tunnel of Kaliganga-II. Approximate river length affected will be around
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Power House and Switch Yard feeding the electricity generated to the nearest substation 24 km away, bypassing the local feeder which has been powering, although erratically, the five villages around the power plant for around 25 years now. This leaves wit
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A positive dimension of the project is through 'unskilled' employment generation given to people of local villages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA) for making check dams, cement concrete roads and other miscellaneou
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Head Race Tunnel (D Shape) for water transmission from Desiliting tank to Forebay. In case of Kaliganga- I the length of tunnel is 399.5 meters and for Kaliganga -II (6 MW capacity)- the tunnel length is 2002 meters. Although technology advancement facili
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Diversion Weir Trench type without reservoir safeguarding against various issues associated with reservoir construction like submergence of huge land areas, GHG emissions from reservoirs among others typically associated with large hydro projects. But pro
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Desiliting Tank situated after the intake tank and before water enters into the tunnel, is used to remove silt lesser than 0.5 mm in diameter using the concept of settling velocity of a particle. This is a crucial component for effective working of turbin
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People, women in particular, feel if they have regular electricity and more means of economic upliftment then they can be saved of drudgery. Like this woman has an aspiration of buying a mixer to save her from manual labor and time it takes presently in m
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Project affected families (Village Jaltalla and Kotma) content with the compensation provided in terms of employment to their son's or to their husbands in lieu of agriculture land, but are worried over the nature of job whether it is temporary or will be
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Forebay tank designed to have a volume of water sufficient enough to power the turbines for two minutes of working safeguarding the turbines against breakdown occurring due to sudden drop of water level.
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Kaliganga I- 4 MW Run of River Small Hydro Plant, District Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, India. One can see, against the backdrop of Snow clad Himalayas, the power house along with penstock and pedestrian access road leading to power plant.
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Muck disposal at the end of an Adit for Kaliganga-II ( this is a passage created in between the tunnel leading from Desiliting tank to Forebay with twin objective of increasing the speed of tunneling and act as bypass in case of an issue with main tunnel)
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Penstock -275 meters in length- supported by saddle block and anchors located between the Forebay and Turbine power house defines the head, one of the two key parameters influencing the capacity of the power plant other being the volume flow of water.
ABHINAV
,
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
ABHINAV
,
Electricity
,
Energy
,
Hydro power
,
Kaliganga river
,
Rudraprayag (D)
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP032
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG040043
Water flowing out of the tail race and bypass stretch, which would stop flowing once the Kaliganga-II power plants is completed, as the exit of Kaliganga-I will lead directly to the tunnel of Kaliganga-II. Approximate river length affected will be around
ABHINAV
,
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
ABHINAV
,
Electricity
,
Energy
,
Hydro power
,
Kaliganga river
,
Rudraprayag (D)
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP032
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG040044
Power House and Switch Yard feeding the electricity generated to the nearest substation 24 km away, bypassing the local feeder which has been powering, although erratically, the five villages around the power plant for around 25 years now. This leaves wit
ABHINAV
,
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
ABHINAV
,
Electricity
,
Energy
,
Hydro power
,
Kaliganga river
,
Rudraprayag (D)
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP032
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG040045
A positive dimension of the project is through 'unskilled' employment generation given to people of local villages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA) for making check dams, cement concrete roads and other miscellaneou
ABHINAV
,
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
ABHINAV
,
Electricity
,
Energy
,
Hydro power
,
Kaliganga river
,
Rudraprayag (D)
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP032
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG040046
Head Race Tunnel (D Shape) for water transmission from Desiliting tank to Forebay. In case of Kaliganga- I the length of tunnel is 399.5 meters and for Kaliganga -II (6 MW capacity)- the tunnel length is 2002 meters. Although technology advancement facili
ABHINAV
,
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
ABHINAV
,
Electricity
,
Energy
,
Hydro power
,
Kaliganga river
,
Rudraprayag (D)
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP032
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG040047
Diversion Weir Trench type without reservoir safeguarding against various issues associated with reservoir construction like submergence of huge land areas, GHG emissions from reservoirs among others typically associated with large hydro projects. But pro
ABHINAV
,
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
ABHINAV
,
Electricity
,
Energy
,
Hydro power
,
Kaliganga river
,
Rudraprayag (D)
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP032
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG040048
Desiliting Tank situated after the intake tank and before water enters into the tunnel, is used to remove silt lesser than 0.5 mm in diameter using the concept of settling velocity of a particle. This is a crucial component for effective working of turbin
ABHINAV
,
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
ABHINAV
,
Electricity
,
Energy
,
Hydro power
,
Kaliganga river
,
Rudraprayag (D)
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP032
$ 10/-
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DIG040049
People, women in particular, feel if they have regular electricity and more means of economic upliftment then they can be saved of drudgery. Like this woman has an aspiration of buying a mixer to save her from manual labor and time it takes presently in m
ABHINAV
,
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
ABHINAV
,
Electricity
,
Energy
,
Hydro power
,
Kaliganga river
,
Rudraprayag (D)
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP032
$ 10/-
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DIG040050
Project affected families (Village Jaltalla and Kotma) content with the compensation provided in terms of employment to their son's or to their husbands in lieu of agriculture land, but are worried over the nature of job whether it is temporary or will be
ABHINAV
,
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
ABHINAV
,
Electricity
,
Energy
,
Hydro power
,
Kaliganga river
,
Rudraprayag (D)
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP032
$ 10/-
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DIG040051
Forebay tank designed to have a volume of water sufficient enough to power the turbines for two minutes of working safeguarding the turbines against breakdown occurring due to sudden drop of water level.
ABHINAV
,
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
ABHINAV
,
Electricity
,
Energy
,
Hydro power
,
Kaliganga river
,
Rudraprayag (D)
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP032
$ 10/-
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DIG040052
Kaliganga I- 4 MW Run of River Small Hydro Plant, District Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, India. One can see, against the backdrop of Snow clad Himalayas, the power house along with penstock and pedestrian access road leading to power plant.
ABHINAV
,
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
ABHINAV
,
Electricity
,
Energy
,
Hydro power
,
Kaliganga river
,
Rudraprayag (D)
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP032
$ 10/-
buy now
DIG040053
Muck disposal at the end of an Adit for Kaliganga-II ( this is a passage created in between the tunnel leading from Desiliting tank to Forebay with twin objective of increasing the speed of tunneling and act as bypass in case of an issue with main tunnel)
ABHINAV
,
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
ABHINAV
,
Electricity
,
Energy
,
Hydro power
,
Kaliganga river
,
Rudraprayag (D)
,
Uttarakhand
,
DVD NO.
MDVDDP032
$ 10/-
buy now