Silt grinds country’s largest hydropower plant turbines to a halt – losses mount

Shimla: Forced shutdown of the country’s largest hydropower plant because of heavy silt in Satluj River in Himachal has not only caused a daily shortfall of 36 million units in the northern grid but the losses are mounting. Incharge of the 1500 MW Jhakri plant, NC Bansal says the silt has been affecting generation of electricity