Tuirial dam is an earthfill and

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dam on the

River Sonai The Tuirial is a river of Mizoram and Assam, northeastern India. It is also known as River Sonai, a tributary of Barak River. It flows in a northerly direction towards Cachar district and joins the Barak River at Dungripar Village near Sonai town ...

near

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in the state of

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. The primary purpose of the dam is

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power production. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the 60 MW Tuirial Hydro Electric Project (THEP) project costing Rs 913 crore in 2010. The Project was Inaugurated by

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(using a remote control from AR Ground) on 16 December 2017.

Technical Features

Tuirial Hydel Project is the 2nd largest earthen dam and the largest in India. The height of the dam is 75 Metres. The dam has 3 split gates, 2 Turbine and 2 tunnel. Tuirial Hydel Dam has two 30MW Francis Turbine. The dam is estimated to produce 250 million units of electrical energy every year.

History

Construction of 60 MW hydroelectric power station began in 1998 by

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but was halted in 2004 by the Tuirial Crop Compensation Claimant Association of which the

Mizo National Front The Mizo National Front ( MNF) is a regional political party in Mizoram, India. MNF emerged from the Mizo National Famine Front, which was formed by Pu Laldenga to protest against the inaction of the Indian central government towards the fami ...

then Chief Minister Pu Zoramthanga's relatives figured among nine people named in

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charge sheet. When

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, who had started the project came back in power, he took initiatives to restart the project. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the 60 MW Tuirial Hydro Electric Project (THEP) project costing Rs 913 crore in 2010.

References

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