Dibang Multipurpose Project: : In News
The under-construction 2,880 MW Dibang multipurpose hydel project in Arunachal Pradesh recently achieved a significant milestone with the successful daylighting of Diversion Tunnel-3 (DT-3).
- Dibang Multipurpose Project is a flood control cum hydroelectric power project to be developed on the Dibang River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, in Arunachal Pradesh.
- At 2,880 MW installed capacity, it will be the country’s biggest hydropower facility.
- It is being developed by India’s state-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).
- The project is designed as an energy storage project, with flood moderation as one of the key objectives, besides power generation.
- The project envisages the construction of a concrete gravity dam, which will be the highest concrete gravity dam of India.
- The dam is planned to be constructed with the Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) technique, and it will be the highest RCC dam in the World.
