Vishnugad Pipalkoti HE Project is our only ongoing prestigious project in the Ganga basin on the Alaknanda River, a tributary of River Ganga. The project is now in an advanced stage of construction. The main feature of this project is its concrete dam, 65 meters high and 200 meters long. Very soon will start the foundation-concrete work of the overflow blocks. The methodology adopted for the Diversion Tunnel, to facilitate dam excavation, is situating together the Diversion-cum-Spill Tunnel into one which will be the first and unique experiment for coping with the high flood situations. The authors want to highlight the latest techniques adopted with the most modern equipment and innovative devices adopted, during bench-excavation, for this remotely located projects. A variety of problems and challenges were faced by the working team locally owing to the unpredictable geology. They also dealt encounter natural hazards such as cloud bursts in 2017 and 2021. The authors believe that this case study will be helpful and pave way for the successful execution of similar projects for fellow engineers engaged in similar types of work in different project locations in India and abroad.
Integration of conventional construction equipment with Robotic technology for building dams in time and cost-effective manner
