The GVK group has been awarded the mandate for
development of the 200 MW Mapang Bogudier and the 170 MW Bogudier Sirkiri Bhyol
hydropower projects by state-run Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam.
These projects, located on the Goriganga River in
Pithorgarh district, would be executed under the build, own, operate and
transfer (BOOT) model. The GVK group, which currently manages gas-based power
plants, would now be foraying into hydel power generation.
Both these projects involve construction of dams,
tunnels, intakes, surge shafts, underground powerhouses, laying of transmission
lines and roads, and creating supporting infrastructure.