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Repair works are successful advancement astatine the Moolamattom powerfulness works of the Idukki hydel project. The powerhouse was unopen down connected November 12 and the works are expected to beryllium completed by December 10, officials said.
A Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) procreation helping authoritative said that the tunnel-drainage works astatine the Moolamattom powerfulness works were completed connected Wednesday. “The repair enactment is aimed astatine fixing the leakage successful the main intake valves (MIV) of generators 5 and 6. Now the valve-loosening enactment of generator 6 is going on. To hole the valves successful each generator, astatine slightest six to 7 days are required,” said the official.
“The valve repair enactment needs to beryllium completed successful astir 15 days. In addition, the KSEB volition behaviour the yearly repair works of the 2 generators astatine the aforesaid time. The enactment extends to implicit 16 hours a day,” said the official.
According to officials, the repair works had to beryllium taken up urgently. “The upstream seals of generators 5 and six malfunctioned, resulting successful dense h2o leakage. If not rectified, the leakage would effect successful dense inflow to the underground powerhouse” said an official.
Tailrace h2o stopped
According to officials, aft KSEB stopped the powerfulness procreation astatine the plant, the travel of tailrace h2o (water released from the works to the Muvattupuzha stream aft powerfulness generation) to Malankara dam had stopped. This h2o is utilized for drinking h2o organisation successful Idukki and Ernakulam districts. Officials said arrangements had been made to guarantee that drinking h2o organisation is not disrupted successful Idukki and Ernakulam districts.
“The Full Reservoir Level (FRL) of Malankara dam is 42 metres, and the contiguous h2o level is 42.9 metres. The catchment country of the dam received dense rain, resulting successful an summation successful retention level. The contiguous retention tin guarantee drinking h2o organisation for the adjacent 10 days,” said an official.
