ANSAL Gives Completion Date for Maphou Dam

Construction firm ANSAL is expected to complete work on the Rs9.82bn ($218.9m) Maphou Dam project in Manipur, India, by December this year.

The dam project, which was sanctioned two decades ago, will provide 7.5MW of electricity.

PCL is handling the earth works at the project where 90% of the work has been completed.

The pipe-laying works will be taken up following the completion of the dam to provide drinking water to the greater Imphal area.

The water supply works will be completed by 2014, reports kanglaonline.com.