The Rangit-IV HE Project in Sikkim made progress on several fronts in November 2021. River diversion through the diversion channel was accomplished on November 7th, marking the first milestone. Construction of the upstream coffer dam was also completed. Dewatering and slush removal continued at various sites, including 1850 meters of the head race tunnel, diversion channels 1 and 2, and the power house down to elevation 336 meters. Tendering of remaining electromechanical packages was ongoing.
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Highlights of Rangit-IV HE Project for the Month of November2021
The Rangit-IV HE Project in Sikkim made progress on several fronts in November 2021. River diversion through the diversion channel was accomplished on November 7th, marking the first milestone. Construction of the upstream coffer dam was also completed. Dewatering and slush removal continued at various sites, including 1850 meters of the head race tunnel, diversion channels 1 and 2, and the power house down to elevation 336 meters. Tendering of remaining electromechanical packages was ongoing.
The Rangit-IV HE Project in Sikkim made progress on several fronts in November 2021. River diversion through the diversion channel was accomplished on November 7th, marking the first milestone. Construction of the upstream coffer dam was also completed. Dewatering and slush removal continued at various sites, including 1850 meters of the head race tunnel, diversion channels 1 and 2, and the power house down to elevation 336 meters. Tendering of remaining electromechanical packages was ongoing.
▪ River Diverted through Diversion channel. ▪ Excavation work at Dam Site is in progress. Power House U/S Coffer Dam
▪ Dewatering & slush removal at Power ▪ Construction of U/S Coffer Dam is in
House Area is in progress. progress. Cumulative Progress of Major activities up to November 2021: ❖ 1st Milestone of River Diversion accomplished on 07.11.2021. ❖ Construction of Upstream Coffer dam completed. ❖ Already constructed Dam structure, exposed partially by removal of RBM. ❖ Dewatering in Face 2 of HRT completed up to 1850 m (out of total 1900 m length) ❖ Dewatering in DC 1 & DC 2 Completed and dewatering in DC 3 is in progress. ❖ Dewatering in Power House completed up to EL 336 m, manual slush removal is in progress. ❖ Tendering of balance E&M Packages are under progress. ❖ Removal of old equipment’s from HRT (face3&4) has been completed. *****