Khuga Dam

24°16′54″N 93°40′47″E / 24.2816949°N 93.679743°E / 24.2816949; 93.679743Construction cost~ INR 2.5 billionDam and spillwaysHeight38Width (base)230

Khuga Dam impounds the Khuga River south of Churachandpur town (Manipur), India. The multipurpose project supplies electricity and water.^[1] It was started in 1983 and resumed in 2002 after being at a standstill for a period of time. The work is nearing its completion^[when?] and the structure was scheduled to be commissioned during 2007. On 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. 17 March 2021 and may never be.

• "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" https://web.archive.org/web/20071006170726/http://ccpur.nic.in/IFCD_khuga.htm