BSc - QSC M - PT - 22.

COURSE WORK

MORAGOLLA HYDROPOWER PROJECT (MHPP)

Submitted by:
A.W.M.C.N. Wijekoon

SID-13279406

Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying

National Institute of Business Management

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Module: NB2058EXQ Quantity Surveying

Practice

Batch: BSC QS CM 22.1 PT

SITE VISIT REPORT – MORAGOLLA HYDROPOWER

PROJECT
Module Tutor – Mrs. H. G. P. Indira

Index No: BSc.QSCM22.1P-001

Issue Date: 07.01.2022
Submission Date: 14.01.2022

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 Table of Contents

Page No
a) Acknowledgement 04
b) Introduction 05
c) Objectives 06
d) Location 07
e) Project Background 08
f) Scope of the Project 09-12
g) Pre-Contract Activities 13
h) Bidding Data 14
i) Post Contract Activities 15
j) Main Civil Works 16-17
k) Environmental Safeguard 18
l) Social Safeguard 19
m)National Benefits 20
n) Health and Safety Activities 21-22
o) Conclusion 23
p) References 24
q) Remarks 25

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 Acknowledgement

Writing a site survey report happens to be one of the greatest

accomplishments of this time in my life. I would like to express my
sincere gratitude to those who have given me a lot of support and
given me valuable experiences.

I would like to express my gratitude to those who have actually

helped me in some way during difficult times.I take the opportunity
to thank all of them.

I am very thnakful to our

Lecturer Mrs. H.G.P. Indira,

Course Director Mr. Rukshan Manchanayake

and the

Course Cordinator late Mr. Ashoka Silva

and all the other faculty members of the Institute who gave me the
excellent support.

Last but not least, I would like to thank my parents, friends and
benefactors who have directly or indirectly helped me during my visit
to the site.

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Introduction
On 25th of November 2022 We visited Moragolla Hydropower Project
Located in Kandy district along with our Course Director Rukshan
Manchanayake and Lecturer H.G.P.Indira.

At their office room an Eng.A.S.Thilakarathne showed us a presentation

which cover the entire Project of Moragolla.

After that we visited the two dam sites in order to note down the
necessary details regarding the pre contract and post contract activities
of the project to make the report. Two engineers guided us to the dam
sites and explained the construction process of the ongoing project.

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 Objectives

• Understand the basics of the construction process.

• Understand the practical and theoretical aspects of construction

techniques.

• Exposure to the actual field work environment.

• Understand the importance of safety and advice to take before

entering a construction site.

• Ability to communicate with site construction team members and

recognize the importance of teamwork.

• Get an overview of the use of construction equipment on site,

including mechanical systems.

• Investigate and identify different types of building materials and

techniques on site.

• Knowledge of safety regulations, safety issues and site conditions.

• Identify measurable elements of buildings and reinforced concrete

frame structures.

• Ask questions of supervisors and field workers to get more

information and learn from their experiences.

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Location
The Moragolla Hydropower Project site is located in the upper
reaches of the Mahaweli River in the Central Highlands, approximately
22 km south of Kandy City, near Ulapane Village, Kandy District,
approximately 130 km northeast of Colombo. The site is located in a hilly
area with an elevation of EL. 470m to EI. 650 m. The dam is located at
7°06'N, 80°34'E, approximately 3.5 km downstream from the confluence
of the Mahaweli and Kotmale Oya rivers. The power plant site is located
approximately 3 km downstream from the dam site and approximately
0.5 km northwest of the outlet of the existing Kotmale hydroelectric
power plant.

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Project Background
Named the Green Power Advancement and Energy Effectiveness Venture
Program, the undertaking will subsidize different speculations through the
Asian Improvement Bank's (ADB) Multitranche Supporting Office (MFF). The
Moragorlla Hydropower Undertaking (MHP) is one of a few hydropower
projects recognized by the Public authority of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to moderate the
job of petroleum derivative power age. It has supplanted hydropower over the
most recent 30 years as effectively available areas were utilized. The expanded
significance of hydropower will advance economical turn of events, diminish
ozone depleting substance outflows in accordance with public environmental
change arrangements, and cutoff dependence on fluctuating global fuel costs.
Requirement organization is Service of Force and Sustainable power (Sulk),
Authorization office is Ceylon Power Board (CEB)

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Scope of the Project
The revised scope of the Moragolla Hydropower Project consist of 4 lots.

1. Lot A1 – Preparatory Works

Lot A1 contract consist of the construction of the
Employer/ Engineer’s office and Engineer’s Camp, division road
for the reservoir area, access roads to powerhouse including
causeway across Mahaweli river and improvement of the
existing roads.

Name and Address of the contractor:

V V Karunaratne & Company
No 579,
Bulugaha Junction,
Kandy Road
Kelaniya

Contract No:
CEB/PD/MOGL-LA1

Date of award
April 24,2018

Date of Contract Sign

May 21,2018

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2. Lot A2 – Main Civil Works
Lot A2 contract comprise of the development of 37m high dam
with five spillway entryways, consumption, headrace burrow,
flood tank, penstock passage and shaft, surface sort force to be
reckoned with switchyard, movement of water system offices,
and access streets.
Name and Address of the contractor:
China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd.,
Tower F,
Ocean International Centre,
208,
Ciyunsi Beili,
Chaoyang District,
Beijing,
China

Contract No:
CEB/PD/MOGL-LA2

Date of award
October o4,2019

Date of Contract Sign

November 07,2019

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3. Lot B – Mechanical and Electrical Facilities
Lot B contract consist of two parts; part 1- Hydro
Mechanical Facilities and part 2; Electro Mechanical Facilities.

Section 1 comprises of Five spillway entryways, one spillway

stop log, Sand flushing framework with doors and steel pipe,
Two admission entryways with rubbish rack and portable
raking gear, one admission entryway with stop log, Miniature
hydro stream framework with consumption entryway, steel
conductor, Waterway outlet valve, one-path steel penstock,
Two draft tube doors, Base outlet with two doors and all hydro
mechanical offices.
Section 2 comprise of Two 15,500kW water driven turbines,
Two 17,800kVA substituting momentum generator, Indoor
switchgear, 20.0MVA Power transformers, Outside switchyard
hardware, Administrative control and security gear, Helper
hardware, a 390kW miniature hydro plant and hardware, any
remaining electro mechanical offices, and SCADA and
Correspondence offices.
Name and Address of the contractor:
Dongfang Electric International Corporation

Contract No:
CEB/PD/MOCL-L2

Date of award
May 13,2020

Date of Contract Sign

June 30,2020

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4. Lot 3 – Project Management & Supervisory
Support
Lot 3 consist of the Construction Supervision Consultancy
Services.

Name and Address of the contractor:

Nippon Koei Co,Ltd. In joint venture
With Fichtner GmbH & C0. KG
6/1/1,
T B Panabokka Mawatha,
Gampola

Contract No:
CEB/MOGL/PD-L3

Date of award
October 12,2016

Date of Contract Sign

October 24,2016

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 Pre-Contract Activities
Initial surveys were conducted to identify vegetation patterns in
and around the direct impact zone of the project. Based on the
results of the initial survey, land-use maps of the study area, and
satellite imagery, detailed field surveys were conducted at
locations along the identified project impact zones. A total of 40
locations were sampled covering the full extent of the impact
zone.
• Meetings with project promoters
• On-site visits to cover the project area, including reconnaissance
visits to various sites to understand the overall potential impacts;
• Literature survey of available printed material on the project
area.
• Data collection from government agencies in the project area
and around Colombo.
• Collection of secondary information from relevant government
agencies;
• Discuss with communities living near the site of project
intervention.

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Bidding Data

Location of the Site : Ulapane

The Work Name : Moragolla Hydropower Project
The executing agency : Ministry of power

Address : No.72,
Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha,
Colombo 07.

The implementing agency : Ceylon electricity board of Sri

Lanka.

Total Cost of the Project:

Estimated project construction cost: LKR 28,509.80 Million
Foreign funds: USD 113.86 Million
Local Funds (CEB): LKR 3,958 Million
Source of Fund/s: Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Date of Commencement of the project Activities: 02 February

2015
Scheduled Date of completion:30 September 2023
Extended Date of completion: November 2023
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Post Contract Activities
Execution of the Moragolla Hydropower Undertaking is as of now in the
development stage and guaranteeing consistence is a significant and
exceptionally important perspective. The inception of the venture on
friendly security viewpoints started with a survey of the task's
experience reports connected with resettlement and social insurance
issues. It has every one of the components set up to support an effective
assurance structure, carry out a RP, and supervise federal retirement
aide matters. Oversight of government backed retirement and
resettlement is normally finished by zeroing in on arranging exercises
and specifying the situation with pay and installments. Other oversight,
remembering direct one-for one correspondence connected with
property valuation and remuneration installments, protest results and
remedial activities, and generally actual advancement in carrying out
migration plans. pointers are additionally utilized. given system.
Notwithstanding, by the detailing period the land obtaining and
acquisition processes for the development of resettlement towns will be
done. Since the land procurement process must be finished before
different exercises of the task, each work ought to be made to facilitate
the land securing. Responsibility for resettlement site and a large portion
of the venture part land has been taken over by his CEB. The acquisition
interaction for the development of the resettlement town has been
finished and the agreement granted to the neighborhood project
worker, Sierra Development Co., Ltd.

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 Main Civil Works
There will be 3 main construction areas
1. Dam
2. Surge tank
3. Powerhouse and 13 ancillary sites

Development will include a lot of exhuming, burrowing, ruin removal,

materials transportation and making of designs basically from built up
concrete.
The essential measurements of the development interaction:
• Leeway of all vegetation from 55 hectares; evacuation of trees/bushes
from 38 hectares (supply)
• Earthworks at most sites, some involving deep excavation, tunneling,
drilling, blasting
• Removal of 400,000 m3 of mass soil/rock and shipping 300,000 m3 to
removal destinations
• Quarrying 100,000 m3 of stone, and moving it to the smasher or dam site
• Decreasing 45,000 m3 of stone to total in a mechanical smasher and
putting away on location
• Bringing to site around 100,000 m3 of sand and different constituents of
cement
• Blending 150,000 m3 of cement and moving for use principally at the
dam/force to be reckoned with
• Around 55,000 excursions by dump trucks and substantial blenders, of a
normal of 2 km
• 100 enormous development vehicles and 20-30 more modest vehicles, on
location for as long as 4 years

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 • A labor force of around 650 (150 gifted, 300 incompetent, 100
administrators, 100 managers)

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Environmental Safeguard

The development of the Moragolla Dam and underground penstock

represented a critical danger to the jeopardized green Labeo species at the
venture site. has happened.
In order to protect the ecological environment of the project site unless
permanent works and storage, Processing areas and camps are required all
trees, saplings and shrubs should be protected by the contractor during
operation to avoid unnecessary damage of the contractor so as to protect the
natural landscape as much as possible. After inevitable damages it is necessary
to reseed or restore in time to prevent further damage and the quasi-original
condition shall be restored under appropriate circumstances. Without
treatment, the sewage and pollutants during construction are prohibited from
entering streams and dust during treatment or transportation should be
minimized by water sprinkling or other methods. The fish ladder is specially
designed for the dam which is used for fish migration upstream and
downstream the dam.

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Social Safeguard

The implementation of the project resulted in resettlement of 20 households

in the Grama Niladhari Division of Ulapane North, Ulapane South, Ethgala and
Weliganga. The new settlements are still near the existing areas, and the
resettlement buildings include the Grama Niladhari office, PHI office, Children
nursery, Community hall, Pump house, and Buddha temple. Connections to
minimize the immigration’s influence on the production and life of the
surrounding people will increase income to upgrade training program,
including Forest Planting, Bee conservation training, Dress making training,
Computer application Training and preschool nursery training

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National Benefits

After the completion of the project the average annual power generation is
about 100.5GWh and is a great significance for reducing greenhouse gas
emissions and the adverse effects on price fluctuations of international crude oil
which will greatly improve the power shortage of local people promote the
stable and healthy development of Sri Lanka’s economy and society

After the completion of the project the average annual power generation is
about 100.5GWh and is a great significance for reducing greenhouse gas
emissions and the adverse effects on price fluctuations of international crude
oil which will greatly improve the power shortage of local people promote the
stable and healthy development of Sri Lanka’s economy and society
Execution of the Moragolla Hydropower Undertaking is as of now in the pre-
development stage and guaranteeing consistence is a significant and
profoundly esteemed viewpoint. The inception of the undertaking on friendly
insurance perspectives started with a survey of the task's experience records
connected with resettlement and social security issues. It has every one of the
components set up to institute a proficient assurance system, execute the RP
and screen federal retirement aide issues. Oversight of government managed
retirement and resettlement is generally finished by zeroing in on arranging
exercises and itemizing the situation with remuneration and installments
under the FP. Other observing pointers are additionally utilized. This
incorporates direct balanced correspondence with the AP connecting with
property assessment and remuneration installments, complaint result and
complaint remediation, and generally actual advancement in executing
resettlement plans in unambiguous conditions. It is incorporated. In any case,
by the detailing period the land obtaining and acquisition processes for the
development of resettlement towns will be completed. Since the land securing
process must be finished before different exercises of the task, each work
ought to be made to facilitate the land procurement. Responsibility for
resettlement site and the vast majority of the undertaking part land has been
taken over by his CEB. The acquisition cycle for the development of the
resettlement town has been finished and the agreement granted to the
neighborhood worker for hire. Sierra Development Co., Ltd.

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Health and Safety Activities
Construction hazards come in many forms and it is essential to implement the
health and safety guidelines issued by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Labor. This
guide describes typical possible hazards and what you can do to avoid them.
All qualified operators engaged in the operation of heavy equipment such as
excavators and earthmoving vehicles. All cut slopes, fills, and other erosion-
prone work areas must be stabilized to the extent practicable to complete the
work. All excavated soil should be brought to the landfill as soon as possible
without accumulating near the work area. Care should be taken in handling
excavated loose material before handling it for compaction or disposal,
especially if it is stored on relatively flat ground. A safe slope must be
maintained during and immediately after excavation to avoid personal injury
or property damage from embankment or rock crevices. Strict material
handling requirements and guidelines must be included in contract documents,
especially when it comes to earthworks. Use controlled blasting methods and
proper support and drainage systems designed and supervised by a qualified
engineer during tunnel construction. To prevent accidents caused by noise,
toxic gases, dust, fire and smoke, an occupational safety and health plan
should be developed before starting tunnel construction. Mosquito breeding
sites such as ponds, depressions, and shallow water areas should be backfilled
with extra excavation.
During the operational phase, an oil spill from the Bowser could bring fuel into
the internal tanks in the event of an accident or the like. Although the risk of
accidental spills and subsequent adverse effects from improper storage and
transportation is small, it is still essential to take the necessary measures to
minimize or prevent significant releases. However, Sri Lanka currently does not
have adequate laws regarding the safe storage and transportation of such
hazardous materials. However, the following basic measures should be
implemented to prevent possible spills from vehicles transporting dangerous
goods:

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 • Tank-mounted pressure relief devices and other safety devices must be in
good condition.
• Enforcement of strict speed limits is very important and violations carry hefty
fines
• Bowers transporting kerosene must ensure that such vehicles are adequately
sealed to prevent spillage or loss of contents. For example, pressure outlets
should be checked to make sure they are properly plugged with an empty
flange or cap on the outside of the pressure valve.
• Store hoses to prevent fluid leakage during transportation.
In addition, power station authorities will take the necessary steps to safely
store any hazardous materials that may be brought to the site. To this end, it is
paramount that power station authorities employ individuals who are qualified
and have extensive experience in safely storing and transporting hazardous
materials. Alternatively, you should seek professional advice or assistance from
a person or reputable organization with sufficient knowledge and experience
in handling hazardous materials or hazardous materials. The nearest hospital is
in Ulapane. A suitable vehicle with a driver to remain on site and transport the
injured or sick to the hospital if necessary. In addition, first aid kits are installed
at key points on site to treat injuries, and staff are trained in emergency care.

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Conclusion
After visiting the site and experiencing the actual work space and construction
environment, I realized that the work was very different from the actual site,
such as the extreme heat and the presence of dangers, and that it was hard
work. This site visit will help you gain practical knowledge that cannot be
obtained from theoretical knowledge. It also has a theoretical side and a
practical side can be distinguished. Construction techniques and how they
were used on site. Safety is one of the most important things I learned on a
construction site.
During the site visit I can get better understanding of a safety with the site
conditions. The communication is also important condition, and it can improve
by communicating with team members while surveying the site. Teamwork is
very important to complete the project on time with good quality and within
the budget.
Furthermore, I have learnt many things about construction equipment and
construction materials. And learnt about construction processes. Finally, I
believe that this site visit is a very worthwhile one to be in. since this site visit is
the first chance, I must visit a construction site. I really hope to be given a
similar chance in the near distant future as it not only enhances my knowledge
on the materials and technologies it also is beneficial to my future.

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References

https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/47037/47037-004-emr-en_7.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moragolla_Dam#:~:text=Moragolla%20is%20the%20last%20major,km
%20North%2DEast%20of%20Colombo.

Map of Moragolla

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Location-of-Moragolla-Hydropower-Project-
5_fig1_330555716

Pre-contract stage

https://quantitysurveyor4u.blogspot.com/

http://design-of-building.blogspot.com/

Post-contract

https://www.academia.edu/7519296/Post_Contract_Duties_of_a_Quantity_Surveyor

https://www.dpadesign.co.uk/

Site visit presentation

Senior Civil Engineer: Mr. A.S Thilakarathne

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Remarks

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