Indonesia’s Karian Dam Celebrates Running Water Diversion
DATE 2017.08.30
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Indonesia’s Karian Dam Celebrates Running Water Diversion
Running water diversion celebration of Karian Dam
Indonesia’s Karian Dam site succeeded in running water diversion, a major milestone of dam construction, on August 30. A celebration to commemorate such milestone was held at the dam construction site. Indonesian key figures including Indonesia’s Minister of Public Housing, provincial governor, and Indonesian embassy staff and Daelim Civil Engineering Business Division Managing Director Lee Jung-hak attended the celebration.
View of the tunnel’s entrance
Running water diversion involves diverting a waterway to a diversion channel tunnel to build a dam. Karian Dam’s diversion channel tunnel has inner diameter of 4.5m and consists of two tunnels measuring 512m and 506m long. Commencing tunnel excavation in March 2016, the site achieved zero hazard construction and completed successful running water diversion.
