The Dhauliganga Dam was a concrete face rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Dhauliganga River near Dharchula in Uttarakhand, India, close to the borders with Tibet and Nepal.

HRT & PH was constructed by JV of [HCC, Hindustan Construction Company] and Samsung Corporation [E&C] Group.

In June 2013, there was an unprecedented flash flood, causing massive debris accumulation and the complete submergence of the power house.

Damage caused electrical equipment replacement and loss of total generation capacity for more than six months.

On February 7, 2021 a sudden flash flood caused by an avalanche resulted in the complete destruction of the hydro power plant, affecting over one thousand people in the area.