Thimphu, March 5 -- The 1,200-megawatt (MW) Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project (PHPA-I), being implemented under a bilateral agreement between the governments of India and Bhutan, will resume main dam construction by the end of March, an official said here.
Preparatory works are currently in full swing, according to project officials. To facilitate the resumption, Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) has initiated several activities since December 2025, including the construction of upstream and downstream approach roads to the dam pit, the installation of batching plants, and the and mobilisation of manpower. nd induction of heavy equipment and other resources, Bhutan's National Newspaper The Kuensel reported.
One of the diversion tunnels wi...