Khatiguda Unit is located at Khatiguda in Nabarangpur district about 35 Km. from Nabarangpur town. The establishment at Khatiguda is a part of Upper Indravati H.E. Project. This unit overseen maintenance of Dams, Dykes, Spillway, Intake and other hydraulic structures of Indravati Power House. The unit is headed by Chief Construction Engineer (Civil). The establishment includes office of Unit Head, Colony, Utilities, field offices etc. The vision of the this Civil Unit of Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Ltd is to maintain all the Civil Construction works like Dams, Dykes, Tunnels, Tailrace, Surge Shaft, Radial Gates, Roads, Buildings & to look after the problems of the Displaced persons. The mission is to effectively and efficiently maintain the completed Civil Structures & to help in generation of electricity by economical use of water stored in the reservoir, keeping in view the water demand for irrigation and power demand of the Odisha Grid. To utilize its manpower resource for the overall development of the Unit. To pave the way for pollution free and environmental friendly power generation. To ensure that the goal of the Govt. of Odisha & OHPC Ltd. is fulfilled. Overall development of the Project Area.
With due regard to the long standing aspiration and demands of the people of the ought stricken Kalahandi District of Odisha State, investigation of the Upper Indravati Project had commenced during the year 1956. The approval of the Union Planning Commission for execution of this Project had to wait till the decision of the Krishna-Godavari Commission was announced the year 1977 regarding equitable distribution of water resources in the Godavari basin between Madhya Pradesh, Odisha State and Andhra Pradesh. Thereafter this Project was approved by the Union Planning Commission in May 1978 for as estimated cost of Rs. 208.15 crores and administrative approval by Govt. of Odisha was accorded during July 1979. The foundation stone of the project was laid by Late Prime Minister Sri Moraji Desai on 4th April 1978.
Upper Indravati Project, which can be considered as one of the largest multipurpose projects of India in terms of its Power and Irrigation benefits is located in the districts of Kalahandi and Nawarangpur of Odisha State and envisage trans basin diversion of water of river Indravati (Godabari Basin) to river Hati (Mahanadi Basin). Served by a combined catchment of 2630 Sq. KMtr, the project features are quique, four dams and eight dykes. The main dam is on the river Indravati, and the other three being on its tributaries: the Podagada, Kapur and Muran. All these form a single reservoir connected together through two link channels within the reservoir. The reservoir is approximately 43 Km long in the NNE-SSW direction and 9 Km wide as its widest point. The water from the reservoir having maximum depth of 71 m. and an average depth of 21 m is conveyed to Power House through a water conductor system comprising of 335 m long Headrace Channel, 3934 m long, 7 m dia, circular tunnel terminating at surge shaft 20 in dia 140 m deep, 2 nos. 298 m long 5.25 m dia penstock tunnels and 4 nos. 790 m long 3.5 m dia surface penstocks. The Power Station with 4 x 150 MW installation and operating with an average head of 371 m offers peak power benefit up to 600 MW and annual energy benefit of 1962 MU is a 90% dependable year. The water released from the Power House is carries through a tailrace channel 9000 m long to be finally picked up by the barrage on the river Hati to irrigate 128000 Ha. of land through two flow canals and one loft canals in the chronically drought prone areas of Kalahandi District.
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