Port Blair, May 02: The Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM today visited Dhanikari Dam and reviewed the progress of heightening of the dam. The Chief Engineer, APWD informed the Lt Governor that the construction of the dam is in the final level and is likely to be completed within the next two months.
Aimed at mitigating the water requirements of South Andaman area for the coming several years, the scheme of raising of Dhanikari Dam by 5 meters is a landmark project taken up by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC). Senior officers of the Administration were also present on the occasion.
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