On March 8, students from Department of Civil Engineering along with faculty, visited the Super Madi Hydroelectric Project as a part of their academic field trip. The objective of the visit was to learn about the method of construction of underground structures along with other hydropower structures. The project, located in Kaski region of Nepal, 23 km north east of pokhara is of run of the river type with 44 MW capacity. Students learned about the different types of underground structures and the problems encountered during the excavation and construction of the structures. Various rock samples were also collected from the project site for testing in the Rock Lab of Kathmandu University.
Field Visit to Super Madi Hydropower Project, Kaski, Nepal
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