Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)
The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is setting up Luggu-Pahar Pumped Storage project. The hydel power project will come up at Luggu Hill in Gomia block of Bokaro District in the state of Jharkhand. The dam will be built at about 500 meters from Luggu Baba temple, the holy shrine of Santhal tribals in the Jharkhand state. The feasibility survey is being conducted. The project envisages the construction of the upper dam across Kairo Jharna nala with an underground power house on the downstream of the upper dam and lower dam across the Bokaro river. The project is estimated to cost INR 5200 crore.
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Note: The above-mentioned project news is taken from ProjectX India | 1st January 2022 edition. Click here to buy this issue.