| Preamble: Kollya MHS is envisaged across the west flowing River "Kumaradhara"
This River originates at an Elevation of about 1500 m above MSL near a mountain called Kidiyamutu Betta near Surlabi in Madikeri Taluk of Coorg District in Karnataka State and flows towards North, North- west, and west before joining the River Netravathi near Uppinangadi.The river rushes through steep slopes in its initial / middle reaches with a series of rapids and drops of moderate heights.The river drops from EL 1500 m to about 60 m in its course of about 80 km up to the Kollya MHS Site
The Scheme:
The scheme envisages construction of a Power House with an installed capacity of 24.00 MW
- The main components of Kollya Mini Hydel Scheme as planned are
- Diversion Weir across River Kumaradhara
- Intake
- Power House to house 8 generating units of 3.00 MW each
- Tailrace pool and open tail channel
- An outdoor yard (ODY) of size 67.0m x 94.0m
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