P.P.S.P Upper Dam

Very good place... The mild breeze can pure your heart.... And the sunset view from here is simply mesmerizing.....

Wonderful place on hilltop. The scenic beauty would heal all your tiredness.

Ajodhya Hills, is a small plateau with hilly surroundings located in the Purulia district of the state West Bengal, India. It is the easternmost part of the Chhotanagpur Plateau and extended part of Eastern Ghats range. Highest peak of Ajodhya Hills is Chamtaburu (712 m). The nearby populated town area is Bagmundi. Upper Dam (495m above MSL) and Lower Dam (300m above MSL) of Purulia Pumped Storage Hydel Power Project: 6 Km and 9Km on same route 2. Durga Bera (572m above MSL): 7 Km 3. Bamni Falls (434m above MSL): 10 Km 4. Turga Dam (284m above MSL) and Turga Falls: 18 Km 5. Khayrabera Dam and Chamtaburu Hill: 21 Km (via forest road), 30 Km (via Bagmundi) 6. Machkanda Falls: 18 Km 7. Murguma Dam: 20 Km 8. Matha: 23 Km 9. Baghmundi (264m above Mean Sea Level ): 16 Km 10. Charida: 21 km 11. Pine Forest: 3 Km 12. Mayur Pahar (605m above MSL): 2 Km 13. Balarampur Rly. Station: 39 Km 14. Sirkabad: 15 Km

Small hills nearby Purulia which some amazing view and dam to visit . There are many places nearby the dam you could visit . Dam area is quite well maintained and has ample amount of space to park and enjoy the view . Plan to visit during sunset you will have amazing view to witness .

Purulia Pumped Storage Project with an installed capacity of 900 MW (4 X 225 MW) has been set up in Ajodhya hills under Bagmundi police stationnnPURULIA PUMPED STORAGE PROJECT (PPSP)nnPurulia Pumped Storage Project (PPSP)(225MW x 4 =900MW), Bagmundi, PuruliannThe main objective of PPSP is to meet peak load demand of the system and utilize excess available power of the system during off peak time, hence to flatten the load demand curve.nnThe main structures involved in the project are two Rockfill dams (Upper and Lower Dam) with central clay core for upper and lower reservoirs with a live storage of 13 million cum each, twin water conductor, an underground power house (157 m long, 22.5 m width, 48.7 m height) to accommodate four reversible pump turbines (vertical Francis, rated head 177m, maximum power discharge : 150 cum/sec) of 225 MW each, an underground transformer (280MVA of Four nos. 16.5kv/400kv) cavern (119 m long, 17 m width, 17 m height), an access tunnel to power house and 400 KV gas insulated substation linked through a cable tunnel. Two 400 KV double circuit transmission lines connecting Durgapur Sub-station and Arambagh Sub-station with the project has been developed to transmit and receive power.nnPPSP has four type operation mode; Generation, Pumping, Synchronous Condenser and Line Charging (upto 400kV Bus) mode. Generation voltage is 16.5kV.nnThe cumulative project expenditure (Plan Scheme) including IDC upto 31.03.2016 is Rs 2475.86 Cr out of which Rs 2272.41Cr is from JICA funding and Rs 126.231Cr is the State share.nnAyodhya, Purulia