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Khuga Dam is a multi-purpose project located to the south of Churachandpur town (Manipur), India. The project, which will supply electricity and water, was started in 1983 and resumed in 2002 after being at a standstill for a period of time. The work is nearing its completion and the structure is scheduled to be commissioned during 2007. 12 November 2010 Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the dam and dedicated it to the nation Description * Height: 38 meters * Width: 230 meters * Cost estimate: INR 2.5 billion Implementing companies: * NPCC for earthen dam, spillways and canal * R M Sinha & Co for power house and water supply *PRESENT STATUS: *Although the project has been inaugurated in 2010 by Smt.Sonia Gandhi,the irrigation canal is functional up to a few kilometres downstream,and the remaining part remains dry. *The proposed hydroelectricity generation from the project never materialise as of today not a single unit of electricity is generated from the dam.Paradoxically,no power house for generating electricity existed till today i.e. 5 March 2014 and may never be. == References == * "Khuga completion still a long way off", ''The Imphal Free Press'' 1 May 2006 * "CM looks to June for Khuga dam completion", ''The Sangai Express'' 21 April 2007 * "Khuga Dam photo gallery" http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=gallery_popup&gid=144 * "R.M Sinha & Co" http://www.rmsinha.com * "Aerial view of Khuga dam" http://wikimapia.org/1445648/ * "Khuga Head Works Division, IFCD Deptt. Manipur Khuga Multipurpose Project,Khuga Canal Divn No. II" http://ccpur.nic.in/IFCD_khuga.htm 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Khuga Dam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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