{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox dam | name = Turial Dam | name_official = | image =Tuirial dam.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = Tuirial dam | image_alt = | location_map = India | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|24|21|23.41|N|92|53|09.69|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | country = India | location = Tuirial | status = | construction_began = 1998 | opening = 2017 | demolished = | cost = | owner = | dam_type = Embankment, earth-fill | dam_height = {{Convert|74|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation= | dam_length = {{Convert|700|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | dam_width_crest = | dam_width_base = | dam_volume = | dam_elevation_crest = | dam_crosses = [[Tuirial River]] also known as [[River Sonai]] | spillway_count = | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = | res_name = | res_capacity_total = | res_capacity_active = | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = 1860 km | res_surface = | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length = | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = 2016-2017 (est.) | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 2 x 30 [[megawatt|MW]] [[Francis-type]] | plant_capacity = 60 MW | plant_annual_gen = | website = | extra = }} '''Tuirial dam''' is an [[dam#Earth-fill dams|earthfill]] and [[dam#Gravity dams|gravity]] dam on the [[River Sonai]] near [[Kolasib]] in the state of [[Mizoram]] in [[India]]. The primary purpose of the dam is [[hydroelectric]] power production. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the 60 MW Tuirial Hydro Electric Project (THEP) project costing Rs 913 crore in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Revised Cost Estimates of Tuirial Hydro Electric Project (60 MW) in Mizoram-Restarting of project works by NEEPCO|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=68790|publisher=Press Information Bureau Government of India|accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref> The project was inaugurated by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] (using a remote control from AR Ground) on 16 December 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM Modi inaugurates Tuirial hydropower project, says Mizoram is power-surplus state|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-inaugurates-tuirial-hydropower-project-says-mizoram-is-power-surplus-state/story-RvSQLyHREstFlz6FP1nZAN.html|accessdate=17 December 2017|agency=PTI|publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
==Technical Features== Tuirial Hydel Project is the 2nd largest earthen dam and the largest in India. The height of the dam is 75 Metres. The dam has 3 split gates, 2 Turbine and 2 tunnel. Tuirial Hydel Dam has two 30MW [[Francis turbine|Francis Turbine]].<ref>{{cite web|title=TUIRIAL HYDEL PROJECT HMAN THEIHIN PEIH HNAI|url=https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/press-release/tuirial-hydel-project-hman-theihin-peih-hnai|accessdate=10 March 2017}}</ref> The dam is estimated to produce 250 million units of electrical energy every year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mizoram becomes third power-surplus state in NE: PM Modi|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/modi-inaugurates-hydroelectric-power-project-in-mizoram/article9995231.ece|accessdate=17 December 2017|agency=PTI}}</ref>
==History== [[File:Tuirial under construction.jpg|thumb|left|River diversion tunnels]] Construction of 60 MW hydroelectric power station began in 1998 by [[NEEPCO]] but was halted in 2004 by the Tuirial Crop Compensation Claimant Association of which the [[Mizo National Front]] then Chief Minister [[Pu Zoramthanga]]'s relatives figured among nine people named in [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] charge sheet.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mizoram Tuirial Project Scam, CBI Names Nine People|url=http://www.northeasttoday.in/our-states/mizoram/mizoram-tuirial-project-scam-cbi-names-nine-people/|accessdate=13 August 2012|newspaper=The Northeast Times}}</ref> When [[Pu Lalthanhawla]], who had started the project came back in power, he took initiatives to restart the project. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the 60 MW Tuirial Hydro Electric Project (THEP) project costing Rs 913 crore in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Revised Cost Estimates of Tuirial Hydro Electric Project (60 MW) in Mizoram-Restarting of project works by NEEPCO|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=68790|publisher=Press Information Bureau Government of India|accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{stack|{{Portal|Water|Renewable energy}}}} {{Hydrography of Mizoram}} {{Mizoram}}
[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Mizoram]] [[Category:Dams in Mizoram]] [[Category:Dams completed in 2017]] [[Category:2017 establishments in Mizoram]] [[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2017]]