Itanagar, Feb 18: In a significant construction milestone, the NHPC Limited has successfully accomplished the daylighting of Diversion Tunnel-3 (DT-3) of the 2880 MW Dibang Multipurpose Project on Tuesday.
The successful daylighting of DT-3 marks a major step forward in the execution of the Dibang Multipurpose Project, one of India’s largest hydropower initiatives, being developed in Arunachal Pradesh.
The final blast marking the breakthrough was symbolically initiated by NHPC Director (Projects) Sanjay Kumar Singh by pressing the control button in the presence of Executive Director & Head of Project (DMP) Narender Kumar, Executive Director (PMSG) Umesh Kumar Nand, along with other officials from NHPC and L&T.
Congratulating the engineers, workers and all stakeholders involved, the Director (Projects) commended their dedication and coordinated efforts in achieving the crucial milestone. He expressed confidence that NHPC and its associate contractors would continue to work in close coordination to accomplish the remaining construction targets of the project and ensure its timely completion.