Guwahati, June 12 -- NHPC officials on Thursday clarified recent local media reports claiming structural damage to the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project's Spillway Block S6 in Arunachal Pradesh.
They assured the public that the dam remains safe and fully functional despite minor surface abrasions occurring during the current monsoon season.
"No structural damage has occurred to the dam structure that poses any safety concern," stated S.P. Mazumder, DGM (PR), NHPC, directly addressing the apprehensions raised in newspapers and other channels.
According to a press release, Mazumder explained that river flow during the monsoon season carries silt, wooden logs, and boulders.
These materials, as they roll through the spillway gates, ca...
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