A 30-year-old cooling tower of a power station in Gujarat’s Surat metropolis will be demolished by a controlled explosion on March 21, an official stated on Monday.
The 85-metre-tall cooling tower of the gas-based Utran power station of the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation situated on the banks of Tapi river will be razed at round 11-11.30 am on Tuesday, govt engineer RR Patel stated.
“To bring down the tower, 250 kg of commercial explosives will be used. It will take 10-15 seconds,” he stated.
An approval was taken from the Central Electricity Authority in 2017 to scrap the gas-based power plant below authorities coverage as a result of of excessive manufacturing price, which made it unviable, the official stated.
“The demolition process began in September 2021, and different components such as boiler, turbine, generator, etc were brought down,” Patel stated.
The tower was constructed in 1993, and precaution is being taken for its demolition, he stated.
