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| Cement slabs for dam |
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| Reservoir erosion protection |
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| Erosion above reservoir |
Our hydro project has been underway for about a year
now. Earl Hartwig and his family have
moved from Ecuador to PNG to help us complete this project. Many workers from the local communities have
been helping in this process. They have
finished the canal work and now are working on the actual dam that will help
divert the water down the canal. They
have diverted the water for the present time to be able to pour the cement in
the dry river bed, and once they get half way done or so, they will divert the
water the other way, to work on the other side.
They have started pouring some of the concrete of the dam, but have a
lot more to do.
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| Start of dam construction |
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| Canal |
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| The river |
They have already prepared the area where the reservoir will
be. They put up a number of baskets filled with rock, that they hand placed, to help prevent erosion. After the dam is built, the last part is the completion of the penstock, the big pipe that the water will go into to take it to the hydro house where it will go through the turbine generator and generate power. A lot has been completed and a lot more needs to be done, but the workers are doing good work. Continue to pray for Earl and his team as this project continues.
