Tuitha Dam impounds the Tuitha River south of

Churachandpur Churachandpur ( IPA: ''/tʃʊRVːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/),'' locally known as Lamka is the second largest town in the Indian state of Manipur and the district headquarters of the Churachandpur district. The name "Churachandpur" was transferred from ...

town (

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), India. The multipurpose project supplies electricity and water. It was started in 1983 and resumed in 2002 after being at a standstill for a period of time. The work is nearing its completion and the structure was scheduled to be commissioned during 2007. On 12 November 2010

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inaugurated the dam and dedicated it to the nation. Description * Height: 38 meters * Width: 230 meters * Cost estimate: INR 2.5 billion Implementing companies: * NPCC for earthen dam, spillways and canal * R M Sinha & Co for power house and water supply Present Status: * Although the project has been inaugurated in 2010 by Smt. Sonia Gandhi, the irrigation canal is functional up to a few kilometres downstream, and the remaining part remains dry. * The proposed hydro

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from the project never materialise. As of today not a single unit of electricity is generated from the dam. Paradoxically, no power house for generating electricity existed till today i.e. 17 March 2021 and may never be.

References

* "Khuga completion still a long way off", ''The Imphal Free Press'' 1 May 2006 * "CM looks to June for Khuga dam completion", ''The Sangai Express'' 21 April 2007 * "Khuga Dam photo gallery" http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=gallery_popup&gid=144 * "R.M Sinha & Co" http://www.rmsinha.com * "Aerial view of Khuga dam" http://wikimapia.org/1445648/ * "Khuga Head Works Division, IFCD Deptt. Manipur Khuga Multipurpose Project, Khuga Canal Divn No. II" https://web.archive.org/web/20071006170726/http://ccpur.nic.in/IFCD_khuga.htm Churachandpur district Hydroelectric power stations in Manipur Dams in Manipur 2010 establishments in Manipur Dams completed in 2010 {{Manipur-geo-stub