Mawphlang Dam

Mawphlang dam is a run-of-river scheme, located at Mawphlang village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, 25 km from Shillong. The 52.5 m high and 135 m long concrete gravity dam is built over the Umiew River. It includes a headrace tunnel, surge shaft, pressure shaft, and a surface powerhouse. Mawphlang dam is part of the Greater Shillong Water Supply Scheme.

Encardio-rite was awarded the sub-contract for the supply as well as the installation of safety monitoring instrumentation for the project. The instrumentation included:

Piezometers Uplift pressure meters Total pressure cells Strain meters – rosette with no stress strain meter Joint meters Temperature meters Project Details Mawphlang Dam Location Shillong, India Client Public Works Department, Government of Meghalaya Contractor Patel Owner North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO) Year 2010-2011