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KOYNA HYDRO-ELECTRIC - A MARVEL OF ENGINEERING Let the clichés of wonderment be summoned to describe it. A look-ever would be simply breathtaking. However it may be called, it is undoubtedly an amazing engineering feat - it is the Koyna Hydro-Electric Power Project, called the K.H.E.P. Carved in the majestic Sahyadri Hills of Western Maharashtra, the K.H.E.P. puts to full use the gift of nature - high hills resulting in considerable water-head and the steep tapers of the range towards the Arabian Sea - resulting in generation of hydro-electricity that forms the life of the Western grid. Its output has made Maharashtra self -sufficient; providing power to run industrialised demands and agricultural systems across vast stretches of the state. A drive across the Koyna region, a scenic marvel, reveals a beautiful liaison between modern technology and nature. Caverns and tunnels, dug deep into the rugged hills, form the framework of...

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