Arunachal restarts five defunct hydro projects

Despite funds crunch, the Arunachal Pradesh Hydro Power Department has restored five mini hydro projects in various parts of the state.
While Rina small hydro project (2x1000 KW) in East Siang district was revived in the first week of May, Tinning micro hydel scheme (MHS) (2X25 KW) in Changlang district has been put into operation, a release said today.
The Tinning MHS built under the Prime Minister's package had been lying idle since its installation.
Rina had been shut due to damage by floods in September 2014.
In West Kameng district, the Saskorong MHS (3X100 KW) has been restarted this week, which is meeting the load demand of 60 KW of nearby villages.

In Upper Subansiri district, only one unit of Sippi project (2X200 KW) was operational, with another which was shut for almost 2 years, also restored in the last week of April.

Mechuka MHS (6X25Kw) in West Siang district and Siri Korong MHS (2X250Kw) at Lhallung have also been put on track.
However, due to shortage of staff, both the hydel stations could not be operated at the same time.
The department has appealed to the higher authorities to sanction posts for the hydel stations.
Meanwhile, the Department has thanked Hydro Power Parliamentary Secretary Phurpa Tsering for his role in restoring the hydel stations, the release added.