UJVN Limited working for the protection of power houses, machines and other project components
UJVN Limited will do everything possible for the safety of its power houses, machines and other project components in case of increase in the water level of the rivers due to continuous heavy rains in the mountainous areas and increase in silt, in case of increase in water level or excessive silt etc. Taking measures. Along with the control rooms already established in the power houses by UJVN during the monsoon period, a control room has also been set up at its headquarters Ujjwal in Dehradun, which keeps monitoring all the projects and power houses while keeping in touch with the corporation officials round the clock. .
Under the protective measures, flood is passed by opening the gates of barrages when there is excessive silt in the river water or increase in water level and till the water level and silt decrease, the machines of the power houses are stopped. Along with this, the project officers are also in constant contact with the local police and administration. The general public is also warned about the increase in the water level through sirens etc. and by giving information about flood passes. The operation of power houses is started only when the water level and silt level is low. For the past several days, similar measures have been adopted in the projects of Ganga and Yamuna Ghati.
In this sequence, this morning, the company operating the Srinagar Hydroelectric Project, G.V.K. Pashulok barrage of UJVN Ltd. was informed by the management that the water level of Alaknanda at Rudraprayag has increased considerably, as a result of which about 3000 cumecs of water will be released by GVK from 9.30 am. Taking quick action on this, Pashulok Barrage Management of UJVN Limited sent information about this to corporation officials as well as Bhimgoda Barrage located downstream, Emergency Operation Room, Sub-Divisional Officer Rishikesh, Station Officer Rishikesh, Central Water Commission Office Haridwar and all other necessary places. . Along with this, the downstream gates of Pashulok barrage of the corporation were lifted at 11.30 am so that any kind of damage or unavoidable incident could be avoided in the upstream and downstream of the barrage due to increased discharge.
Similarly, flood was also passed from Ichhadi dam located on Tons river in Dehradun, Dakpathar barrage located on Yamuna river and Maneri dam in Uttarkashi.