Heavy nuclear reactors cross Narmada canal through specially built bridge in Gujarat

Tharad: A Dahej based company made a folding bridge of 300 tons iron at Rs 4 crore at Narmada canal in Tharad for transportation of two heavy nuclear reactors to Barmer in Rajasthan.

Two nuclear reactors, made by Dahej based Isec Hitachi Joshen Ltd company, are being transported to Pachpadra refinery in Barmer, Rajasthan. One reactor weighs 760 metric tons and another weighs 1148 metric tons. The existing bridge at Narmada canal in Tharad has a capacity to bear weight of only 400 metric tons. So, the company made a folding bridge at a cost of Rs 4 crore.

The reactors were transported to Mundra from Dahej in December 2021 by ship. They were then transported by road. It took 7 months to transport them to Tharad from Mundra. Total 28 bypass roads were built for them. There is a team of 50 persons along with the reactors including engineers.

The water was stopped in Narmada canal for 15 days for building a folding bridge. DeshGujarat