On February 7, a glacier broke off in Joshimath in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district which caused a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and endangered lives and disrupted activities of people living along its banks and nearby areas.
Jaiprakash Power Ventures has resumed operations at 400 MW Vishnuprayag Hydro Electric Project in Uttarakhand on 11 March 2021.
On 8 February 2021, Jaiprakash Power Ventures declared a force majeure event leading to the closure of its power generation at the company s 400 MW (mega-watt) Vishnuprayag Hydro Electric Project (HEP) due to river water gushing into the Tail Race Tunnel of the project due to the unfortunate tragedy in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
Disaster struck Uttarakhand s Chamoli district on 7 February 2021 in the form of an avalanche and deluge, after a portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off. The sudden flood triggered large-scale devastation in the high mountain areas.
JPVL resumes operations at Vishnuprayag hydro project
March 12, 2021
A file picture of the rescue operations underway near Tapovan Tunnel. - PTI× Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd (JPVL) resumed operations at its 400MW Vishnuprayag hydroelectric project, the company said on Friday.
Based in Chamoli, Himachal Pradesh, the plant had been shut down since February 7 after river water gushed into its tailrace tunnel following a glacial outburst that severely damaged the 520MW NTPC Tapovan Vishnugad project and the 13.2MW Rishi Ganga project.
“The company is pleased to announce that after carrying out extensive cleaning of the Tail Race Tunnel of the project and other associated systems and thorough checking of all elements of the project, we have resumed operations,” JPVL said in its statement.
New Delhi, Mar 12: Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd (JPVL) on Friday said it has resumed operations at its Vishnuprayag Hydro Electric Project (VHEP), which