Nandaprayag is a town and a

nagar panchayat A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...

Chamoli district Chamoli district is a district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is bounded by the Tibet region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to the east, Almora to the south, Pauri Garhwal to the southwest, ...

in the

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Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

. Nandaprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of

Alaknanda River The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the source stream ...

and lies at the confluence of the

and Nandakini River. Nandaprayag was once the capital of the Yadu kingdom.

Geography

Nandaprayag is located at . It has an average elevation of 1,358 metres (4,455 feet). The 538 km long NH 58, connecting NCR with the holy shrine Badrinath and the Mana pass near Indo-Tibet border, pass through this quaint town. The town is nestled in the mountainous terrain overlooking the confluence or holy "Prayag".

Demographics

India

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, Nandaprayag had a population of 1433. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Nandaprayag has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 61%. In Nandaprayag, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Hydro Electric Project

Uttarakhand Jalvidyut UJVN, a government of Uttarakhand enterprise, is working on the Bowala Nand Prayag Hydro Electric Power Project. The project with a proposed installation of 300 MW (4 x 75 MW) is envisaged to generate an annual energy generation of 1102 MU in a 90% dependable year. Salient Features * Location - Chamoli district, Uttarakhand * River – Alaknanda * Capacity - 300 MW * Barrage - 5 Nos. of gates of size 11.0 x 8.0 m * Head Race Tunnel - 10.05 Km, 9.3 m dia Horse Shoe * Surge shaft - 27 m dia underground restricted orifice of 80.0 m height * Penstock - 4 Nos., 3.0 m dia, each * Surface Power House - size 120m long x 22.2 m wide x 44 m high * Generator 4 units of 75 MW each * Francis Turbine - 4 Nos. of Vertical * Rated head - 138.9 m * Project land – 62.0 Ha * Annual Generation - 1343.1 MU * Project Cost - 2226.56 crores on Feb, 2015 PL * Year of Commissioning/Completion Schedule - Dec 2022 *

Gallery

File:NandaprayagConfluence2.JPG, Another view of the confluence of the Nandakini River (foreground) and the

(background) at Nandprayag File:Bangali, a village in Uttaranchal near Nandprayag.jpg, ''Bangali'' village near Nandprayag.

References

External links

Chamoli district, Official website
Cities and towns in Chamoli district {{Uttarakhand-geo-stub