PROJECT MANAGEMENT

TEHRI DAM - CASE STUDY

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Dr. Rakhi Pandey Pawan Sharma (8816106008)
Aman Kant Singh (8816106002)
Content
 Introduction : Tehri dam
 Details
 Project life cycle
 Timeline
 Work Breakdown Structure
 Projected Benefits
 Benefits to Nation/Region
 Negative Impacts
 Issue relating Tehri dam
 Financial Viability Issues
 Environmental issues
 Measures for Ecological Impacts
 References
Introduction

 Initially taken up by the irrigation department of Uttar Pradesh government.

 In 1998, was taken over by a joint venture company of the government of
India and Uttar Pradesh government, called the Tehri Hydro Development
Corporation (THDC).
Details

 Location : On the Bhagirathi River. 200 miles north east of Delhi.

 Height : 855 feet (261 m) 5th tallest dam in the world.
 Capacity : power generation capacity of 2400 MW.
 provision of irrigation to an area of 270,000 hectares.
 Supply of 270 million gallons of water.
Project life cycle

 1949 Tehri dam conceived.

 1961 Tehri chosen as a tentative site for the dam.
 1972 Planning Commission gives its nod to the dam.
 1978 Actual construction of the dam begins under police protection.
Timeline for Tehri Dam

 Tehri Development Project approved in 1972.

 Construction started 1978.
 Cofferdam completed 1996.
 Closure of last two tunnels December 2002.
 Projected completion August 2003.
Work Breakdown Structure
Projected benefits

 Final installed capacity of 2000 MW (only Phase I with installed capacity of

1000 MW has been approved).
 Additional irrigation to 270,000 hectares.
 Stabilization to existing irrigation on 600,000 hectares.
 270 million gallons of drinking water per day to Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh
and Delhi.
 Note -: Tehri Development Project also includes the 97 meter high
Koteshwar Dam, under construction 14 miles downstream of Tehri Dam. The
400 MW Koteshwar Dam will either completely or partially submerge 16
villages.
Benefits to Nation / Region

 2400MW of environment friendly Peaking power.

 Irrigation of 2.7lakh ha. Of new area.
 162 million gallons per day of water supply to Delhi.
 All round development of the region through better infrastructure and easy
avalaibility of electricity.
 Development of pisciculture.
Negative Impacts

 Change in the
(i) water chemistry, especially with respect to dissolved oxygen, and
(ii) turbidity of water.
 Impact on biodiversity, i.e. flora and fauna of the area.
 Obstruction of movements of migrating fish species during breeding
season.
 Reduction in the capacity and life of reservoir was studied.
Issues Relating Tehri Dam

 Human Rights : Forced displacement of people Diverting water from poor

communities.
 Environmental : Catastrophic flood danger Multiple environmental review
recommending cancellation.
 Corruption : Six corruption cases CBI Inquiry but no result.
Financial Viability Issues
 A cost-benefits analysis by the Indian National Trust
for Art and Culture Heritage (INTACH) Came to the
conclusion that the costs of the US$2 billion project
will be at least twice as high as the expected
benefits.
 1980 : Rs.206 crores.
 1994 : Estimated price- US$12 million.
 1999 : US$1.2 billion.
 On completion of first phase : July 2006 more than
US$2.5 billion.
Environmental issues

 The Tehri Dam has been the object of protests

by environmental organizations and local
people of the region. Environmental activist
Sunderlal Bahuguna led the Anti-Tehri Dam
movement for years, from 1980s till 2004.
 The protest was against the displacement of
town inhabitants and environmental
consequence of the weak ecosystem.
Measures for Ecological Impacts

 Water quality maintenance : No adverse effect on the water quality and 5

monitoring stations at upstream and downstream.
 Green belt : Along the rim of the reservoir.
 Along the rim of the reservoir and resultant siltation to protect and
regenerate the vegetation to increase the natural beauty.
References

 IRN FACT SHEET” (PDF). Tehri Dam: 3. October 2002.

 Protectors of Nature”. The Hindu. 2016-06-23. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved
2016-07-03.
 Tehri dam, a factsheet published by International Rivers (October 2002)
 Projects: Current Status”. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation. Retrieved 5
October 2015.
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