Rock Collapse at Tarbela T5 Sends Water Into Tunnel, Work Stopped
- On Monday, a protective bund breach flooded the Tarbela Dam 5th Extension Hydropower Project in Haripur, forcing the Water and Power Development Authority to suspend construction work indefinitely.
- The incident occurred during excavation of the 2nd Bench Connecting Tunnel when a weak rock mass collapsed, allowing water from the Intake Pit to breach the protective embankment.
- Haripur Deputy Commissioner Waseem Ahmed confirmed all foreign and Pakistani workers were evacuated safely, while emergency teams rescued one local worker who was submerged in the tunnel.
- WAPDA officials dismissed reports of tunnel collapse, confirming the main tunnel, power house, and switchyard remain undamaged; crews have drained the Intake Pit and begun dewatering operations.
- A high-level inquiry will examine whether structural weakness or technical faults caused the bund failure. "The next course of action would be determined," Ahmed added, after investigation results arrive.
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Rock collapse at Tarbela T5 sends water into tunnel, work stopped
Construction work at the Tarbela Fifth Extension (T5) Hydropower Project was suspended on Monday after water entered Tunnel No. 5. All Pakistani and foreign staff were moved to safety. Aaj News reported that a crack in the project’s protective embankment let a large volume of water flow into the tunnel. Haripur Deputy Commissioner Wasim Ahmed visited the site with rescue and administrative teams and confirmed that water had entered the tunnel. O…
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