Khuga Dam

Khuga dam
Khuga Dam is located in Manipur
Khuga Dam
Location of Khuga dam in Manipur
Khuga Dam is located in India
Khuga Dam
Khuga Dam (India)
Coordinates24°16′54″N 93°40′47″E / 24.2816949°N 93.679743°E / 24.2816949; 93.679743
Construction cost~ INR 2.5 billion
Dam and spillways
Height38
Width (base)230

Khuga Dam impounds the Khuga River south of Churachandpur town (Manipur), India. The multipurpose project supplies electricity and water.[1] It was started in 1983 and resumed in 2002 after being at a standstill for a period of time. The work is nearing its completion[when?] and the structure was scheduled to be commissioned during 2007. On 12 November 2010 Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the dam and dedicated it to the nation.

Description

  • Height: 38 meters
  • Width: 230 meters
  • Cost estimate: INR 2.5 billion

Implementing companies:

  • NPCC for earthen dam, spillways and canal
  • R M Sinha & Co for power house and water supply

Present Status:

  • Although the project has been inaugurated in 2010 by Smt. Sonia Gandhi, the irrigation canal is functional up to a few kilometres downstream, and the remaining part remains dry.
  • The proposed hydroelectricity generation from the project never materialise. As of today not a single unit of electricity is generated from the dam. Paradoxically, no power house for generating electricity existed till today i.e. 17 March 2021 and may never be.
  1. ^ "Khuga Dam D01434". Indi-WRIS. Retrieved 30 December 2018.