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Sumera Hydroelectric Power Plant is one of the oldest
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s or hydel power stations in
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. It is located at Sumera Dariyapur in
Jawan Sikandarpur Jawan Sikandpur is a town in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh.It is located at a distance of 16 km from Aligarh on Aligarh Moradabad Highway. Education Jawan Sikandarpur has only one college Chauhan Indravati Inter College loca ...
of
Aligarh District Aligarh () is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Aligarh Division. The districts which adjoin Aligarh are (clockwise from north) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Bada ...
,
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, India.


Approach

Jawan Sikandarpur Jawan Sikandpur is a town in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh.It is located at a distance of 16 km from Aligarh on Aligarh Moradabad Highway. Education Jawan Sikandarpur has only one college Chauhan Indravati Inter College loca ...
is situated on the
Aligarh Aligarh (; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the capital, New Delhi. ...
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Moradabad Moradabad () is an industrial city, commissionerate, and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Del ...
Highway ( Anoopshahar Road) at a distance of from
Aligarh Aligarh (; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the capital, New Delhi. ...
. It is from
Qasimpur Power House Colony Qasimpur Power House Colony is a census town in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established for the employees of Harduaganj Thermal Power Station. It is situated on Aligarh-Moradabad highway at a distance of 16&nbs ...
and from
Harduaganj Thermal Power Station Harduaganj Thermal Power Station is located at Qasimpur Power House Colony which is 1 km distance from Harduaganj railway station at Harduaganj in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about 18 km from Aligarh and 105 ...
. The building of the Sumera Hydroelectric Power Plant is situated just near the Highway where the
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(or the Ganga Canal) flows under the Jawan Bridge (also spelled as Jawaa Bridge).


History


Establishment of Jawan Sikandarpur and Sumera Dariyapur

Raja Kulan Singh had three sons, Jauhar Singh, Sumer Singh and
Tikam Singh Tikam Singh (born 28 January 1968) was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Himachal Pradesh. He was born in Solan. Singh, who made his cricketing debut for the Under-15 team in 1983, made a single first-class appear ...
. The elder son Jauhar Singh established
Jawan Sikandarpur Jawan Sikandpur is a town in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh.It is located at a distance of 16 km from Aligarh on Aligarh Moradabad Highway. Education Jawan Sikandarpur has only one college Chauhan Indravati Inter College loca ...
. Sumera Dariyapur was named after Sumer Singh.


The origins and development of hydroelectric and thermal power systems in India

Most of the early power generating stations,(including Sumera) which were developed when India was a colony of the
British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...
, were hydro-electric in nature. These pre-independence generating stations fed loads in the urban areas and electrification of the villages was done mostly after 1947.


Establishment of the power plant

Sumera Hydroelectric Power Plant was established by the
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in 1931. The electricity generated from this plant was sufficient for the small population of
Aligarh Aligarh (; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the capital, New Delhi. ...
at that time. It is situated just near the Jawan Bridge. The building itself is a masterpiece of British architecture, combined with both beauty and strength. It was a
small hydro Small hydro is the generation of hydroelectric power on a smaller scale as compared to traditional large-scale hydro. Exact definitions vary by country, but small hydro power (SHP) projects are typically less than 50 megawatts (MW) and can be furt ...
plant. Its power capacity was 2,000 kW. A brief description of the building, location and date was written on a name-plate fixed high on the front elevation. (Shown in the 3rd photograph from the above). It reads as : "''Ganges Canal Hydro-electrical Power Supply Sumera 1931''"


Water source and the construction of the dams

The
Ganges Canal The Ganges Canal or Ganga Canal is a canal system that irrigates the Doab region between the Ganges River and the Yamuna River in India. The canal is primarily an irrigation canal, although parts of it were also used for navigation, primari ...
(or the
Ganga Canal The Ganges Canal or Ganga Canal is a canal system that irrigates the Doab region between the Ganges River and the Yamuna River in India. The canal is primarily an irrigation canal, although parts of it were also used for navigation, primaril ...
) was used as a source of water for generating
electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...
. A
dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...
was constructed on the
Ganges Canal The Ganges Canal or Ganga Canal is a canal system that irrigates the Doab region between the Ganges River and the Yamuna River in India. The canal is primarily an irrigation canal, although parts of it were also used for navigation, primari ...
for the purpose. Another
dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...
was also constructed near the Communical Health Centre. Therefore, the dams constructed on the
Ganges Canal The Ganges Canal or Ganga Canal is a canal system that irrigates the Doab region between the Ganges River and the Yamuna River in India. The canal is primarily an irrigation canal, although parts of it were also used for navigation, primari ...
in
Jawan Sikandarpur Jawan Sikandpur is a town in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh.It is located at a distance of 16 km from Aligarh on Aligarh Moradabad Highway. Education Jawan Sikandarpur has only one college Chauhan Indravati Inter College loca ...
are as follows: (i) Jawan Dam was constructed near the Sumera Hydroelectric Power Plant to use the
Ganges Canal The Ganges Canal or Ganga Canal is a canal system that irrigates the Doab region between the Ganges River and the Yamuna River in India. The canal is primarily an irrigation canal, although parts of it were also used for navigation, primari ...
as a source of water for generating electricity from the Sumera Hydroelectric Power Plant. Over the Jawan Dam, a bridge called as the Jawan Bridge was constructed, over which the
Aligarh Aligarh (; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the capital, New Delhi. ...
-
Moradabad Moradabad () is an industrial city, commissionerate, and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Del ...
Highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It includes not just major roads, but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United States, it is also used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or ...
passes now. (ii) Ganga Dam was constructed near the Communical Health Centre.


Other power stations in or around Aligarh

*
Harduaganj Thermal Power Station Harduaganj Thermal Power Station is located at Qasimpur Power House Colony which is 1 km distance from Harduaganj railway station at Harduaganj in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about 18 km from Aligarh and 105 ...
in
Aligarh Aligarh (; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the capital, New Delhi. ...
. * NTPC Dadri in
Dadri Dadri is a town and a municipal board in Gautam Buddha Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Noida, Dadri and Jewar are the 3 sub-divisions of GB Nagar district, each headed by a SDM. History Dadri was founded by a Bha ...
, Gautam Budh Nagar. * Palra Hydroelectric Power Plant in
Bulandshahar Bulandshahr, formerly Baran, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr district and part of Delhi NCR region. According to the Government ...
. *
Narora Atomic Power Station Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS) is a nuclear power plant located in Narora, Dibai Tehsil, Bulandshahar District in Uttar Pradesh, India. Reactors The plant houses two reactors, each a pressurized heavy-water reactor (PHWR) capable of pr ...
in
Bulandshahar Bulandshahr, formerly Baran, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr district and part of Delhi NCR region. According to the Government ...
. *
Faridabad Thermal Power Station Faridabad Thermal Power Station is located in the New Industrial Township of the Indian city of Faridabad, from the capital Delhi. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants owned by Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited. Pres ...
in
Faridabad Faridabad () is the most populous List of cities in Haryana by population, city near NCT of Delhi in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of National Capital Region (India), Delhi National Capital Region. It is one of the major satellite citie ...
. In total there are 13
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in
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
and 110 power stations in
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
.


Upper Ganga Canal power projects

There are 13 small waterfalls on the
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starting from
Haridwar Haridwar (; ; formerly Mayapuri) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is s ...
(where the
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enters the plains) to
Aligarh Aligarh (; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the capital, New Delhi. ...
. These power houses (along with their power capacity) are mentioned here: : (i)
Bahadurabad Bahadurabad () is one of the neighbourhoods of Gulshan Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is located in the Civic Centre zone in the Gulshan Town. It was originally inhabited by mainly middle-class Hyderabadi Muhajirs, who migrated from Hy ...
(Bahadurabad and Salempur Waterfalls) (with the power capacity of 4,400 kW) : (ii)
Pathari Pathari is a town in Vidisha district, it's also a tehsil headquarter. Many tourist attractions in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Madhya Pradesh loceted here. Geography Pathari is located at . It is located close to a l ...
in
Haridwar Haridwar (; ; formerly Mayapuri) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is s ...
(2 lakh kW) : (iii) Mohammedpur in
Haridwar Haridwar (; ; formerly Mayapuri) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is s ...
(3,000 kW) : (iv) Nirgajni in
Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar (, ) is a city under Muzaffarnagar district in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated midway on the Delhi - Haridwar/Dehradun National Highway ( NH 58) and is also well connected with the national railway network. It ...
(5,000 kW) : (v) Chittora in
Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar (, ) is a city under Muzaffarnagar district in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated midway on the Delhi - Haridwar/Dehradun National Highway ( NH 58) and is also well connected with the national railway network. It ...
(3,000 kW) : (vi) Salawa in
Meerut Meerut (, ISO 15919, ISO: ''Mēraṭh'') is a city in the western region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located in the Meerut district, it is northeast of the national capital, New Delhi, and is ...
(3,000 kW) : (vii)
Meerut Meerut (, ISO 15919, ISO: ''Mēraṭh'') is a city in the western region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located in the Meerut district, it is northeast of the national capital, New Delhi, and is ...
(2,700 kW) : (viii) Palra in
Bulandshahar Bulandshahr, formerly Baran, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr district and part of Delhi NCR region. According to the Government ...
(6,000 kW) : (ix) Sumera in
Aligarh Aligarh (; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the capital, New Delhi. ...
(2,000 kW) Most of the power energises tube-wells which irrigate 14 districts of
Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
.


The current status

Currently the Sumera Hydroelectric Power Plant is not operational. At present Sumera Hydroelectric Power Plant and Palra Hydroelectric Power Plant in
Bulandshahar Bulandshahr, formerly Baran, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr district and part of Delhi NCR region. According to the Government ...
have both been abandoned.


References

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