Due to incessant rains in the past three days, four gates of the Bokaro thermal barrage of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), built on Konar river, were found damaged and washed away in water. However, due to the gate flowing of the barrage, there was no effect on the power generation from the 500 MW 'A' power plant of BTPS of DVC.
While the local management is in trouble due to the breaking of the barrage gate. It is being said that the work will start only after the experts come from Maithon to repair the broken barrage of DVC,said Chief engineer & project head Abhimanyu Prasad Singh.
The Bokaro-Konar river was in spate due to four consecutive days of rain. In this regard, Project Head of DVC Bokaro Thermal Abhimanyu Singh said that due to the opening of the gate of Konar Dam, the flow of water in the river was fast. At the same time, the gate of the barrage has also become old.
Right now the plant is getting water as per the requirement due to rain water, but when the water will be reduced for repair, at that time there may be some problem to keep the plant running. It is being said that the workers who maintain and repair the local barrage have retired years ago,added CE & PH.
At present, there is no such worker here, who can repair the broken barrage gate. The repair work will start only after the experts come from DVC's Maithon project.
At present, the plant is being run in full load, from which about 500 MW of electricity is being generated.
The Damodar Valley Corporation, popularly known as DVC, is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India. The corporation came into being on July 7, 1948 by an Act of theConstituent Assembly of India (Act No. XIV of 1948). It is modelled on the Tennessee Valley Authority of the USA. Jawaharlal Nehru, prime minister of India, Dr. B.C.Roy, chief minister of West Bengal and Sri Krishna Sinha, chief minister of Bihar, took personal interest to ensure early-stage
DVC is the first multipurpose river valley project taken up by the Govt. of India.