MANUAL-1
Particulars of Organization, Functions & Duties
[Section-4 (1) (b) (I)]
1) Aims and objectives of the organization:
To supply clean and cheap power.
2) Mission/ Vision:
(a) Vision:
To be a leading power supplier in the energy sector with due care and concern to the environment.
(b) Mission:
To generate hydro electric power from the water resources in the Hirakud Dam Resorvoir.
3) Brief history and background for its establishment:
After high floods of 1937, Er. M. Visveswaraya gave proposal for detail investigation for storage reservoirs in Mahanadi basin to tackle problem of flood in Mahanadi delta. The multi purpose Hirakud Dam project is the first stage of the plan of Dr. Ajodhya Nath Khosla, the then Governor of Odisha.
Hirakud Dam Project is a multipurpose scheme intended for flood control, irrigation and power generation. The dam is built across river Mahanadi at about 15 km upstream of Sambalpur town in the state of Odisha. This is one of the oldest hydel projects of India, being the first post-independence major multi purpose river valley project in the country. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone in 1948. The dam is located at a distance of 6 km from national High way no. 6. The nearest railhead is Hirakud Railway Station which is at a distance of 8 km from the dam site.
The project provides 1,55,635 hectares of Kharif and 1,08,385 ha of Rabi irrigation in the districts of Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir and Subarnapur. The water released through the two power houses i.e. Burla at right bank and Chiplima at 22 KM downstream of Dam irrigates further 4,36,000 ha of C.C.A in Mahanadi Delta. Besides, the project provides flood protection to 9500 sq. km of delta area in the downstream districts of Cuttack and Puri.
The commissioning of Unit III of Burla Power House was completed on 18.12 56. The project was formally inaugurated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 13th January 1957. The commissioning dates and installed capacity of all the 07 Nos. generating units are as follows
COMMISSIONING OF UNITS AT BURLA POWER HOUSE
|
Unit |
Details of commissioning stage |
Commissioning dates |
|
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 |
Stage-I49.5 GE hydro generating set (Unit I) Make: English Electric, UK 49.5 MW hydro generating set (Unit II) Make: English Electric, UK 32 MW hydro generating set (Unit III) Make: J.M. Voith, Germany/ Siemens 32 MW hydro generating set (Unit IV) Make: J.M. Voith, Germany/ Siemens Stage-II37.5 MW hydro generating set (Unit V) Make: Hitachi, Japan 37.5 MW hydro generating set (Unit VI) Make: Hitachi, Japan Stage-III37.5 MW hydro generating set (Unit VII) Make: Hitachi, Japan |
11.5.1958
11.11.1957
18.12.1956
13.05.1957
19.04.1962
05.08.1963
19.09.1990 |
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