The Departments of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, School of Technology, Quantum University, organized an industrial visit on 18th October to Chilla Hydro Power Station for its students. The project is a run-of-river scheme constructed on river Ganga 5 km upstream of holy town Hardwar and is situated in District Pauri Garhwal of Uttarakhand State.
The Chilla Power Project scheme consists of a 312 m long, 11.5 m high gated diversion barrage at Pashulok, about 4 km downstream of holy town Rishikesh. There are four generating units having vertical Kaplan turbines directly coupled with the synchronous generator. This Power Station was commissioned in the year 1981.
During the industrial visit, the students came to know about the salient features of the hydropower generation project. They took great interest in observing Water Conducting System, Design Discharge, Turbine Type & Output, Generator Type & Output, Main Transformer, etc. The students also learned about UJVN Ltd and its role in establishing, operating, and maintaining power generating stations in the State.
The project authorities gave ample time to see the different areas of the power project. The in-charges at different sections facilitated the visit cordially. One of the section in-charges also explained the hydropower energy scenario in the State. He also informed that the hydropower generated from the project is also distributed to neighboring States – Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.
