Shahpur Kandi Dam Project Latest News
India plans to block the surplus water flow from the Ravi River to Pakistan as the delayed Shahpur Kandi dam on the J&K–Punjab border heads for completion.
About Shahpur Kandi Dam Project
- It is located on the Ravi River in Pathankot district, Punjab, downstream from the existing Ranjit Sagar Dam.
- The water released by Ranjit Sagar Dam is utilized for generating power from this project.
- Declared a national project in 2008, the dam is being built at a cost of Rs 3,394.49 crore, with Punjab contributing 80 percent and the Centre funding the remaining 20 percent.
- It is constructed by the irrigation department of the Government of Punjab.
- It features a 55.5 m high concrete gravity dam with 206 MW power output and a 7.7 km hydel channel.
- The project has the potential to irrigate around 5,000 hectares in Punjab and 32,000 hectares in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sambha and Kathua districts.
- The dam will help save any excess Ravi water that used to flow to Pakistan during the rainy season, utilising it for the benefit of the Indian farmers.
Source: N18
Last updated on Sep, 2026
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