Saturday, July 22, 2023

Successful Installation and Commissioning of Pump Pontoons

 

Successful Installation and Commissioning of Pump Pontoons

 SITE : WAGHUR DAM, Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India

YEAR : 2016

PUMP TYPE : Horizontal Submersible

SIZE OF PONTOON : 6 mtr x 6 mtr

SITE REQUIREMENT :

We received the enquiry via internet medium, from the reputed irrigation department, Govt. of Maharashtra. TEAM – Vtech (Parent co. of VARI PONTOONS), responded quickly to the enquiry and requested for a detailed discussion to understand the requirement completely so as to be able to offer our optimum pontoon solution.

The challenge faced by them :

There was a trench on the side of the Dam and there was also a huge difference of DAM water level in summer as compared to the level maintained in the rainy season. In order to strike a balance in the water level, their Executive Engineer, who had read about the pontoon technology, suggested this concept to the Dept. and thus the enquiry was floated.

After comprehending the scope of supply and the site requirement wrt the floating solution sought after by the Dept., Vtech prepared and shared their proposal with the Dept. There were some rounds of technical discussions before they and we converged and thus the supply + installation / commissioning contract was awarded to us (Vtech).The scope included Design, Manufacturing, installation & commissioning of the pump pontoon. 2 submersible pumps, each of 270 HP rating were fitted, to perform the function desired.

In about two months from the date of order receipt, the project was commissioned at site. It was a matter of great pride and prestige for us as we had received this very first order from the Government sector. Our team put in all efforts to have it delivered well within the desired time frame. It was a successful installation and stands so till date.


Figure 1pontoon for pump


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