Water flowing out of the tail race and bypass stretch, which …
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ABHINAV
Power House and Switch Yard feeding the electricity generated to …
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ABHINAV
A positive dimension of the project is through 'unskilled' …
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ABHINAV
Head Race Tunnel (D Shape) for water transmission from Desiliting …
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ABHINAV
Diversion Weir Trench type without reservoir safeguarding against …
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ABHINAV
Desiliting Tank situated after the intake tank and before water …
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ABHINAV
People, women in particular, feel if they have regular …
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ABHINAV
Project affected families (Village Jaltalla and Kotma) content …
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ABHINAV
Forebay tank designed to have a volume of water sufficient enough …
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ABHINAV
Kaliganga I- 4 MW Run of River Small Hydro Plant, District …
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ABHINAV
Muck disposal at the end of an Adit for Kaliganga-II ( this is a …
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Border Road Organisation claims that 16 km stretch from …
Electricity board workers in Rudraprayag attempt to restore …
Five days after the floods, workers are still trying to clean the …
Four kilometres of road has been washed away in the flood from …
Houses in Silli, 17 km from Rudraprayag, on route to Kedarnath, …
Pilgrims from Kedar valley reach Rudraprayag through forests
Sumari, one of the worst-affected villages in the lower part of …
The administration and armyﾒs focus is mostly on Kedarnath and …
The destroyed roads in lower Rudraprayag have made it almost …
The highway from Rudraprayag to Guptkashi has been washed away at …
Villagers in Agastyamuni attempt to restore electric supply lines …
Villagers in Agastyamuni attempt to restore electric supply lines …
Images of devastation
Many buildings are still in danger of being washed away
Road near Bhiri on way to Kedarnath washed away by floods
Water flowing out of the tail race and bypass stretch, which would stop flowing once the Kaliganga-II power plants is completed, as the exit of Kaliganga-I will lead directly to the tunnel of Kaliganga-II. Approximate river length affected will be around
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. MDVDDP032
Power House and Switch Yard feeding the electricity generated to the nearest substation 24 km away, bypassing the local feeder which has been powering, although erratically, the five villages around the power plant for around 25 years now. This leaves wit
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. MDVDDP032
A positive dimension of the project is through 'unskilled' employment generation given to people of local villages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA) for making check dams, cement concrete roads and other miscellaneou
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. MDVDDP032
Head Race Tunnel (D Shape) for water transmission from Desiliting tank to Forebay. In case of Kaliganga- I the length of tunnel is 399.5 meters and for Kaliganga -II (6 MW capacity)- the tunnel length is 2002 meters. Although technology advancement facili
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. MDVDDP032
Diversion Weir Trench type without reservoir safeguarding against various issues associated with reservoir construction like submergence of huge land areas, GHG emissions from reservoirs among others typically associated with large hydro projects. But pro
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. MDVDDP032
Desiliting Tank situated after the intake tank and before water enters into the tunnel, is used to remove silt lesser than 0.5 mm in diameter using the concept of settling velocity of a particle. This is a crucial component for effective working of turbin
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. MDVDDP032
People, women in particular, feel if they have regular electricity and more means of economic upliftment then they can be saved of drudgery. Like this woman has an aspiration of buying a mixer to save her from manual labor and time it takes presently in m
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. MDVDDP032
Project affected families (Village Jaltalla and Kotma) content with the compensation provided in terms of employment to their son's or to their husbands in lieu of agriculture land, but are worried over the nature of job whether it is temporary or will be
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. MDVDDP032
Forebay tank designed to have a volume of water sufficient enough to power the turbines for two minutes of working safeguarding the turbines against breakdown occurring due to sudden drop of water level.
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. MDVDDP032
Kaliganga I- 4 MW Run of River Small Hydro Plant, District Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, India. One can see, against the backdrop of Snow clad Himalayas, the power house along with penstock and pedestrian access road leading to power plant.
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. MDVDDP032
Muck disposal at the end of an Adit for Kaliganga-II ( this is a passage created in between the tunnel leading from Desiliting tank to Forebay with twin objective of increasing the speed of tunneling and act as bypass in case of an issue with main tunnel)
Jan, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. MDVDDP032
Border Road Organisation claims that 16 km stretch from Rudraprayag to Agastyamuni (on way to Guptkashi) has almost been repaired, but only patches of the road seemed to be in reasonably good condition.
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
Electricity board workers in Rudraprayag attempt to restore electricity connections in the affected areas. The electric supply line has almost been destroyed and washed away in the flood
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
Five days after the floods, workers are still trying to clean the sand and silt from Rudraprayag Bridge. On June 17 and 18, the river Mandakini that flows 20 meters under the bridge, almost submerged the
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
Four kilometres of road has been washed away in the flood from Pilwada to Silli, on way from Rudraparayag to Kedarnath
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
Houses in Silli, 17 km from Rudraprayag, on route to Kedarnath, have been filled with sand and silt almost to ceiling
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
Pilgrims from Kedar valley reach Rudraprayag through forests
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Sumari, one of the worst-affected villages in the lower part of Rudraprayag district. Almost 40 families have been affected in this small village, 15 houses have been washed away.
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
The administration and armyﾒs focus is mostly on Kedarnath and Gaurikund, whereas rest of the Rudraprayag district has not received any aid or relief even a week after the floods. So far, only a few bags
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
The destroyed roads in lower Rudraprayag have made it almost impossible for the relief workers to go up and for people to descend safely
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
The highway from Rudraprayag to Guptkashi has been washed away at many places
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
Villagers in Agastyamuni attempt to restore electric supply lines with the help of electric supply workers. There is no electricity in the region even eight days after the flood.
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
Villagers in Agastyamuni attempt to restore electric supply lines with the help of electric supply workers. There is no electricity in the region even eight days after the flood.
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
Images of devastation
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
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Many buildings are still in danger of being washed away
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp025
Road near Bhiri on way to Kedarnath washed away by floods
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp025
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035
June, 2013 ,
Uttarakhand
DVD NO. Mdvddp035