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KARGIL: 44 Mw Chutuk Hydel Project is not generating Electricity since 7 pm yesterday, as the Project has been flooded due to some internal breach and water has been flooded upto 12 meter, submerging 3 floors of the project. NHPC Kargil called for help from Army, Fire Brigade and other agencies to evacuate the flooded water from the tunnel and Project and water has been pumping out from the last 14 hours, told CEC Kargil Haji Hanifa while talking to our Correspondent.
Answering to a question, that when will the power be restored, Haji Hanifa told that it will be assessed only after dewatering the flooded water from the 3 floors of the project as well as from the tunnel. Haji Hanifa along with Executive Councilors and District Officers inspected the Project site and assessed the position on the spot by inspecting the flooded site.
For an early dewatering of the flooded water NHPC has been directed to procure Pumps from Leh and if needed will procure Pumps from Srinagar and within two days the project will be dewatered. Answering to a question of whether the council is asking for an investigation on the continuous problems arising in the project, Haji Hanifa told that there was a breach earlier and other problems raised and now the whole project is flooded, hence the question arises and council will look into the matter very seriously and if needed will be investigated.
According to Chief Engineer NHPC Kargil Bishwajeet Basu, 24,000 Ltr per minute water has been dewatering from the tunnel and I is dangerous to dewater the flooded water as it will cause damage to the project as well as to the tunnel also. He also added that during the holy month of Ramadan LAHDC Kargil will try o supply continuous power to all the villages so that the people may not suffer and to do necessary arrangement he is taking a meeting with the concerned authorities immediately.
Meanwhile according to a press release of Chairman J&K Legislative Council and MLC Kargil Haji Anayat Ali, he has directed the deputy Commissioner Kargil to send a detail report of the event to the Government so that arrangements for Diesel for DG Sets will be made for the benefit of the people during the Holy Month of Ramadan. The project was officially inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on 12 August 2014