Serlui B Dam

Serlui B Dam
Location of Serlui B Dam in India
Country	India
Location	Serlui
Coordinates	24°20′18.18″N 92°46′06.48″E / 24.3383833°N 92.7684667°ECoordinates: 24°20′18.18″N 92°46′06.48″E / 24.3383833°N 92.7684667°E
Construction began	2003
Opening date	2009
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds	Serlui River
Height	51 m (167 ft)
Length	293 m (961 ft)
Reservoir
Catchment area	53 Km
Power station
Turbines	3 x 4 MW
Installed capacity	12 MW

Serlui B dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Serlui river 12 km from Bilkhawthlir Village near Kolasib district in the state of Mizoram in India. Construction on the dam with 12 MW hydroelectric power station began in 2003 and was completed in 2009 but there were some leakages which delayed commissioning of the Hydel Project.^[1] Serlui B Dam has been constructed by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Metallurgical Electrical Consultant India Ltd. (MECON).Plans are being drawn up by the Mizoram Tourism Department to develop tourist infrastructure since the area near the Dam is thickly forested with a 53 km scenic lake in the middle of it.^[2] Serlui B Dam is also being developed as a pisculture center with lakhs of fishes released into the dam in 2009.^[3]

References

1. "Mizo Villagers Flee as Dam Poses threat". SINLUNG. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
2. "SerluiB A Milestone in the Power Sector". Eastern Panorma. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
3. Vanglaini. "Sangha chî a kim loin an hralh". Vanglaini.org. Retrieved 11 August 2012.