Rockfill Dam Typical Section

Typical X- section at Ch. 60 m with lowest foundation level Total length of Rock fill dam is 339 m.

Note: Test results of various design parameters of Foundation and Quarry material are awaited

Necessity of Garudeshwar Weir

The firm energy from RBPH would vary from 3635 GWH in the initial years to NIL in the final stages of irrigation development. To preserve the capacity value of this station and its continued utility as a peaking station throughout its life, pump-turbine (reversible) and generator-motor sets are installed at this station. The machines at RBPH would thus run for about 6 hours daily during the period of peak demands discharging water into the lower reservoir, created by constructing a tail pond dam at Garudeshwar 12 Km downstream of Sardar Sarovar Dam. During the off-peak period the water from this lower reservoir could be pumped back into the main reservoir in 8 hours by drawing power from the grid thus making the water available in the upper reservoir for peaking operation of the next day.