PROJECT LOCATION

State Sikkim
District South/West
River Rangit River
Sub-Division Namchi and Soreng
Location (nearest village) Jorethang
Latitude 27 09 37 N
Longitude 88 17 47 E


HYDROLOGY
Catchment area at Barrage Site 1384 sq. km
Average Annual Rainfall 2650 mm
Average Annual Inflow 3342 M.Cum
Flood Discharge for River Diversion (~Q10)
Non-Monsoon at Barrage
450 Cumec
Standard Project Flood Discharge (SPF) 3600 Cumec
Probable Maximum Flood Discharge (PMF) 4800 Cumec


DIVERSION STRUCTURE

BARRAGE
Site Piple Village, 5km u/s of Jorethang
Type Gravity Floor on Permeable Foundation
Spillway Bays 7 x 9 m
Under Sluice bays 2 x 9 m
Piers (including Divide Wall) 9 x 2 m
Length of Barrage between abutments 99.0 m
Height of the Barrage 15 m
Crest Level: Spillway 335.00 m
Under Sluice Sill Level 333.50 m
Approach Channel to Intake Level 335.00m
Invert level of Silt Excluder Tunnels 330.00 m
No. & Size 3 nos of 2.67 m (W) x 3.00m (H)
River Bed Level (Deepest) 331.00 m
River Bed level (Average) 332.00 m
Pond Level (FRL) 344. 00m
Minimum Draw Down Level (MDDL) 338.5 m
Pondage above MDDL (Diurnal storage) 0.593 M cum
Submergence area at FRL 13.95 ha
Stretch of Reservoir 1.27 km


Spillway Gates
Type Vertical Lift
No. & Size Seven, 9 m x 9.2m each


Under Sluice Gates
Type Vertical Lift
No & Size Two, 9 m x 7.00 m & 9 m X 10.5 m
Breast wall El. 340.50 to El. 350.00 m


Intake
Location Upstream, on Left bank
Crest level of Intake at Entry El. 335.00 m
Design Discharge 140 Cumec
Intake Conduits Two Nos. of 5mX5m D-Shaped Conduit
Invert Level of Tunnels El. 329.0 m
Intake Gate Type Vertical Lift Type
Sill Elevation El. 329.00 m
Dimensions (lxw) m 5.0m (w) x 6.50 m (H)


Cut & Cover Conduit
Size ,Shape Twin 5m D- Shaped 417.96 m long
Level at junction with 7 m dia
Cut and cover conduit.
EL. 326.0 m


Head Race Tunnel HRT
Shape Modified Horseshoe
Total length 6.718 km
Internal Diameter 7.00 m dia
Velocity for Design Discharge 3.51 m/sec
Slope
1 in 282 upto Construction Adit-1 & 1 in 220
upto surge shaft
Design Discharge 140 cumec
Overload Discharge 165 cumec


Construction Adits for HRT and Surge Shaft

Intermediate Adit-1
Location from Intake 4.516 km
Size 6.0 m D-Shaped
Invert level of HRT at junction El. 310.00 m
Length of Adit 275 m


Adit-2 to Surge shaft Bottom
Entry Sill Level El. 300.00 m
Size & shape 7.0 m, D-shaped
Length 81.5 m


SURGE SHAFT
Vertical Shaft Restricted Orifice Type
Diameter 25 m
Top Elevation El. 366.00 m
Bottom Elevation of Main Shaft El. 309.50 m
Height - Shaft 59 m
Max. Water Level in Surge Shaft El. 364.10 m
Normal Water Level El. 339.10 m
Min. Surge Level El. 312.50 m
Vertical Lift Gate 6.0m (W) x 6.0 m (H)


PRESSURE SHAFT
No. & Diameter one of 6.0 m bifurcating into two of 4.25 m at PH end
Total Length of pressure shaft 172.60 m
Bifurcation Point 18 m upstream of PH
Velocity for Design Discharge 4.95 m/sec
Steel Liner thickness upto bifurcation Point Varies from 20 mm to 32 mm


POWERHOUSE
Type Surface Powerhouse
Number of units Two (2)
Installed Capacity 2x48 MW
Max Gross Head 88 m
Net Head 74.51 m
Turbine Setting Elevation El. 253.00m
Discharge per unit for overload (15%) 82.50 cumec
Max. Efficiency of Turbine 0.95
Efficiency of Generator 0.985
Plant Load Factor (90 % year) 0.53
Turbine Speed 214.3 rpm
Minimum Tail Water level El.256.00 m
Tail Water Level for of One-Unit-Discharge of 70
cumec
El. 257.20 m
Maximum Tail Water Level during design flood El. 267.70 m
Normal Tail Water Level for full discharge El. 258.00 m
Generator type 3-Phase
Number 2
Nominal Speed 214.3 rpm
Voltage / Frequency 11 kV /50 Hz
Load Factor 0.9
Inlet Valve Type Butterfly Valve
Number 2
Diameter 3200 mm


Transformer
Location Outdoor, 3 phase
Number 2
Unit capacity 63 MVA
Voltage Ratio 11kV / 220 kV


Draft Tube Gates
Two Sets, 4.75 m (W) x3.0 m (H) each
(Two for each Draft Tube)


TAILRACE
Type Cut & Cover Conduit
Length 46.4 m
Width 7.0 m
Slope 1 in 1000
Design Discharge 140 Cumec
Invert of Conduit El. 252.50 m
Length of Outlet Channel 15 m (Approx)
Crest level of Weir El. 255.50 m
Mini. Tail Water Level El. 256.00 m
Normal Tail Water Level for full discharge El. 258.00 m
Max. Tail Water Level corresponding to Max. Design
Flood
El. 267.70 m


SWITCHYARD
Type Outdoor
Voltage / Bus bars 220KV / 11KV
UArea (l x w) m 53 m X 42 m (Tentative)


TRANSMISSION LINE
Type
Switchyard to Grid station at Melli
Double Circuit, 220 KV on same towers
Length 14 km