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1. PROJECT LOCATION
The project is located in Jhelum river valley about 22 km downstream of Kohala bridge
and about 60 km south of Muzaffarabad and 85 km north-east of Rawalpindi. The dam
site would be located downstream of confluence of Mahl river and Jhelum river. The
catchment of Jhelum river at Mahl dam site is 26100 km2. The whole catchment is
mountainous and mostly fed by rain, partly with snow fall and melting of glaciers.
The coordinates of dam and powerhouse sites are listed below.
2. ACCESSIBILITY
The project area is accessible through a metalled road from Rawalpindi. There are two
ways to approach the project area. The first way is through Murree to Kohala and then
to Mahl dam site along left bank of Jhelum river. The second road route is from Murree
directly to dam site via Kotli Sattian. On both ways, the road runs at higher elevations.
The distance from Rawalpindi to powerhouse site via Kotli Satian is 85 km and to dam
site at Hari Ghel is 125 km. All roads are metalled but single road.
Q60 (60%
2500 of the year) 386.7 Q00 (00% of the year) 10641.8
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1792
1784
1734
1737
2000
3
1563
1555
1410
The mean1500
annual flows of Jhelum river at Mahl dam site has been estimated as
1332
1119
3
795.4 m /s by using flow data of Kohala from 1969 to 2004. The flow pattern of
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1011
916
average year
1000 1989 is presented in the figure below.
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• Jhelum river at Domel contribute about 41% to the flows at dam site.
4. Geology
The rocks outcropped in the project area are alternate beds of sandstone (SS1+SS2)
and shales of Murree formation (Miocene age). Sandstone is moderate to highly
fractured. Shale is highly broken and sheared. The slopes are mostly covered with
overburden of various thickness. Slides, slips and creeps are common in the area.
- Sandstone (SS1)
Light grey, hard to very hard, medium grained, moderately jointed and highly fractured
at places. Calcite veins and patches are common.
- Sandstone (SS2)
Brownish grey, medium hard, fine grained moderately Jointed intercalated by shale,
Calcite veins and patches are common.
The strike and dip of bedding noted at left and right banks is as:
This indicate an anticline structure present at dam axis. The river bed is covered with
thick alluvial cover (RBGM), highly permeable and bed rock is expected deep in river
bed. Just upstream of the confluence a series of thick sandstone beds with shale inter
beds outcrop on both banks of Mahl river steep slopes. The strike of beds is across
the Mahl river dipping upstream at an angle of 80o. Some joints noted on the left bank
are as:
- N 50o W / 80o NE) (Bedding Joint)
- N 45o E / 80o SE)
- N 40o / 5o SE)
- N 50o W / Vertical
Generally, the joints are open and filled with silty clay. Shearing along some joints is
also observed. A large active slide (+ 30 m in length) is present on the right bank of
Mahl river extending from the bridge on Mahl river down to the confluence with Jhelum
river. The left side slopes of thick sandstone are more stable than of the right side and
suitable for construction of diversion/power tunnels. Powerhouse is expected to be
founded on rock. Extensive grouting is needed under foundation and in the abutments
for the stability purposes.
A 100 m high concrete gravity dam with crest length as 3500 m with crest elevation of
590 m has been proposed. The dam would consist of 10 bottom outlets to release 1000
years estimated flood of 33,236 m3/s. Each bottom outlet would be 10 m high and 10 m
wide. The maximum operating level would be 585 m.a.s.l approx. For diverting the river
to left or right side, coffer dam both on upstream and downstream would be constructed.
Local material available near the dam would be used for coffer dam.
5.2 RESERVOIR
Due to relatively mild bed slope and V shape of valley a small reservoir would be
created upstream of the dam. The maximum and minimum head water levels have been
proposed as 585 m.a.s.l. respectively. The reservoir would be approximately 28 km long
and surface area of 13 km2. The live storage volume of 5.5 million m3 would be required
to provide design discharge of 1200 m3/s for 4 hours.
The tunnel would be concrete lined, the rock cover over tunnel varies from 100 to 350
m along the tunnel alignment. Each headrace tunnel would join a shaft type surge
chamber at about 540 m.a.s.l.
5.7 POWERHOUSE
External slope type powerhouse is proposed on right bank of Jhelum river. The
powerhouse is proposed with six vertical shaft Francis turbine units. The turbine level is
499 m.a.s.l. The size of the powerhouse is 250 x 60 x 30 m. The powerhouse will
produce a minimum power of 120 MW and peak power of about 750 MW.
500
ENERGY (GWh)
200 231.35
186.99
100 96.88
76.85 61.71
47.95 52.37
81.81 90.04 93.05 90.04 93.05 93.05 71.79
45.13 47.47 54.91 46.73 46.01
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